Meaning & use
Moloch
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Something, especially an institution or system, that demands or receives a terrible sacrifice, used figuratively.
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Critics called the war machine a moloch that consumed a generation of young men.
The factory system was described as a moloch devouring workers' health and time.
A note on using this word
Originally the name of an ancient Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible, the word is now used figuratively for any destructive, demanding force.
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