moloch

Noun
  1. A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice (synset 110481571)
    "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"
    is a type of: force, power - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
  2. God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children (synset 109542589)
    is an instance of: semitic deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites
    same as: molech
  3. Any lizard of the genus Moloch (synset 101691602)
    is a type of: agamid, agamid lizard - a lizard of the family Agamidae
    subtypes: moloch horridus, mountain devil, spiny lizard - desert lizard that feeds on ants
    belongs to: genus moloch - genus of Australian desert lizard

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