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Moloch
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moloch
[n] - a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice 2. [n] - god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children 3. [n] - any lizard of the genus Moloch Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=moloch
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Moloch
In the Old Testament, a Phoenician deity worshipped in Jerusalem in the 7th century BC, to whom live children were sacrificed by fire. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Moloch
Mo'loch noun [ Hebrew molek king.] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zoology) A spiny Australian lizard ( Moloch hor... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/90
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moloch
1. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. ... 2. <zoology> A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance. ... Origin: Heb. Molek... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?moloch
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moloch
noun any lizard of the genus Moloch Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=moloch
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Moloch
noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Moloch
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Moloch
• (n.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. • (n.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/moloch/
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Moloch
a deity to whom child sacrifices were made throughout the ancient Middle East. The name derives from combining the consonants of the Hebrew melech ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/110
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moloch
small (20-centimetre- [8-inch-] long), squat, orange and brown Australian lizard of the Old World family Agamidae. Moloch is entirely covered with ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/110
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Moloch
[Dungeons & Dragons] In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Moloch is an arch-devil of Hell (Baator in later editions of the game), and once served as the viceroy of Baalzebul. ==Creative origins== Moloch is based on the Moloch of traditional demonology.{Cita... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
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Moloch
[computing] Moloch as terminology in computer science is used for monolithic computer programs: programs that are big, closed, fat, without the use of components or libraries. They are often made up of lines and lines of "spaghetti code". The term is also associated with COBOL and mainframe ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch_(computing)
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Moloch
[disambiguation] Moloch is the name of a god or a particular kind of sacrifice associated historically with Phoenician and related cultures in north Africa and the Levant. Moloch may also mean: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch_(disambiguation)
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Moloch
Moloch (representing Semitic מלך m-l-k, a Semitic root meaning "king") — also rendered as Molech, Molekh, Molok, Molek, Molock, or Moloc — is the name of an ancient Ammonite god. Moloch worship was practiced by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant. A... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch
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Moloch
Moloch (mō'lok) , in the Bible: see Molech. Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0916367.html
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Moloch
Moloch, also known as Molech, was the Ammonite god to whom human sacrifices were made. He was the chief god of the Phoenicians and his whose worship consisted chiefly of human sacrifices, ordeals by fire, mutilation, etc. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/DCM.HTM
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Moloch
In the Old Testament, a Phoenician deity worshipped in Jerusalem in the 7th century BC, to whom live children were sacrificed by fire Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0002399.html
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Moloch
[film] Zero Film GmbH | distributor = Koch Lorber Films | released = 1999 | runtime = 108 minutes | country = {Film Russia} | language = German | budget = }} Moloch (Молох) is a 1999 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The storyline was conceived from a screen... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch_(film)
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moloch
1) Ancient deity mentioned 39 times in allen ginsberg's 'howl' 2) Force 3) Moloch 4) Power Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/moloch/1
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