| NOUN | person | Moloch | a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice |
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| person | Moloch, Molech | god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children | |
| animal | moloch | any lizard of the genus Moloch |
| Meaning | A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice. | |
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| Broader | power, force | One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority |
| Meaning | god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children. | |
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| Synonym | Molech | |
| Instance of | Semitic deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Semites |
| Spanish | Moloch | |
| Meaning | Any lizard of the genus Moloch. | |
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| Member of | genus Moloch | genus of Australian desert lizard |
| Narrower | mountain devil, spiny lizard, Moloch horridus | desert lizard that feeds on ants |
| Broader | agamid, agamid lizard | A lizard of the family Agamidae |
| Spanish | Moloch | |
| Catalan | moloch | |
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