Moloch

moloch Translingual thumb|A thorny dragon (Moloch horridus species), the sole species of the genus Moloch, in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Etymology mul la-new -, from grc Μολόχ, Greek rendition of mul he מולך mólekh Moloch, borrowed from mul sem-amm 𐤌𐤋𐤊, an Ammonite god mentioned in the Pentateuch, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians, said to have demanded child-sacrifice. Proper noun 1 m genus family Agamidae thorny dragon, of Australia Hypernyms genus ; Amphibolurinae subfamily – subfamily Hyponyms genus Moloch horridus species – sole known species References Moloch horridus 1 1 1 English Alternative forms en Molech Molekh Molok Molek Molock Moloc Etymology From the en sem-pro *malk- king. The figurative sense derives from the Old Testament, in which it is alleged that the cult of Moloch involved the sacrifice of human children. Pronunciation en /ˈməʊlɒk/ UK en /ˈmoʊlɑk/ /ˈmɑlək/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Moloch.wav Southern England en əʊlɒk 2 Proper noun An ancient Ammonite deity worshiped by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant, often depicted with the head of a bull. en figuratively A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice. en [John Rushworth] The Speaker’s Speech to the King [marginal note] Historical Collections from the Year 1638. to the Year 1641. Abridg’d and Improv’d. [...] With a Particular and More Methodical Account of the Trial of the Earl of Strafford than has been yet Publish’d London [s.n.] 1706 III 248 https://books.google.com/books?id=AAE-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA248 863514195 [W]e can't without wonder remember that horrid Invention projected in this place, but thanks be to God diſappointed, wherein there was not Reverence to the ſacred Bones of Princes, but all were at one blaſt to be offer'd up to Moloch. en The Present Panic Tait's Edinburgh Magazine Edinburgh William Tait November 1857 XXIV 644 https://books.google.com/books?id=0QEbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA644 1607056 They [bankers] would do what has been done by the Bank of France—buy bullion at a premium, on the approach of danger, and keep peril at a safe and respectable distance. Any expenditure that might be incurred for that purpose would be small indeed when contrasted with the immense loss and suffering caused by the present system, and the continual fear in which the public now live of some new crisis—because it has been out of one and into another for a long period now; and that will be the case hereafter, until we have no interval to gather strength, and recruit for the next struggle with Mammon, or Moloch, or whatever other name of evil import belongs to the "Tutelarity" of Lombard-street and its precincts. poor Johnny Tetterby staggering under his Moloch of an infant, the Juggernaut that crushes all his enjoyments. Derived terms en Molochian en Molochism en Molochize, en Molochise Translations ancient Ammonite deity Esperanto: eo Moloĥo Finnish: fi Moolok, fi Molok German: de Moloch m Hindi: hi मोलोक m Polish: pl Moloch m-pr Portuguese: pt Moloch m, pt Moloque m Further reading Alemannic German Pronunciation gsw /moˈlɔχ/ /ˈmolɔχ/ Noun gsw noun m gsw biblical Moloch deity gsw https://books.google.ch/books?id=fwADAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA11-PA11&dq=%22Moloch%22 W. F. Niedermann Zwei einaktigi Lustspiel. Liecht ufz'füehre i Verein und Familie O. Sutermeister Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur: Aus dem Kanton Zürich. Siebentes Heft Orell Füßli 38692071 11 Terzett mit Hindernisse. Lustspielszene Frau: Soll ich myn arme Bueb dem Moloch Mammon opfere? Wife: Should I sacrifice my poor boy to the Moloch Mammon? gsw https://books.google.ch/books?id=E_9JDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA41&dq=%22moloch%22%20%22isch%22&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=%22moloch%22&f=true S Wiirgge vo den Aboschdle, brichted vom Lukas 3 Dasch dr Hammer!: S nöie Teschdamänt uf Baaseldütsch Jürg Meier ["uf Baaseldütsch überdräit und uusegää vom Jürg Meier"] BoD – Books on Demand 9783744832779 1188457572 2018-02-01 41 In dr Wieschti duet s Volgg nid foolge 43 Nääi, iir händ im Moloch sy Zälthäiligdum und s Stäärnbild vom Gott Räfan mitgfiert. Sottigi Götzebilder händ iir öich gmacht, as er sy könned aabätte. Wägedämm wiird yych öich in d Verbannig fiere — no vyyl wyter als nach Babylon.› 43 No, you have carried along Moloch's tent sanctuary and the star sign of the God Remphan. Such graven images have you made for yourselves, so that you can praise them. Therefore, I will lead you into exile — even much farther than to Babylon.› something big; monstrosity, monster gsw https://books.google.ch/books?id=7mAVme4pOgUC&pg=PA153&dq=%22Moloch+us+em%22 Eriz - zwischen alter und neuer Zeit: Geschichte und Geschichten aus dem Leben von 12 Generationen Bauern, Küher und Bergbauern während 400 Jahren Daniel Aeschlimann Weber AG Verlag 9783909532735 2011 153 I dr Grasdeeri het me denn aube no ds Gras u nid ds Trocheguet gwoge. «Du bischt es schöns donner Chaub. Wiischt, wi viu das de hesch glade? Brutto 4860 Kilo, fascht 5 Tone! Sövu ladi ja nid emau d Bure hie nide mit de grosse Traktore. U du chunnscht mit däm liechte Jeepli u mit eme settige Moloch us em Erix use», het dr Grasdeeri-Chef gsiit, won er das Fueder het gwoge. gsw https://books.google.ch/books?id=5_MlEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA9&dq=%22moloch%22%20%22isch%22&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=%22moloch%22&f=false Hippie-Härz: e Trip dür d Seventies Roland Zoss 2nd BoD – Books on Demand 9783752679724 1245360069 2021-03-26 9 Aber als Bärner bisch ja sowiso gärn chli hingerdry. Läck Bobby da muesch ufpasse, das nüüt a dir lasch la verby gah! Wül L.A. – das darfsch mer gloube – isch e Moloch, es Monschter vo re Stadt. But, as a Bernese, you like being a bit behind anyway. Dear Lord, there you have to be careful, so that let nothing get past you! Because L.A. - this you can believe me - is a monstrosity, a monster of a city. German Etymology de la-lat moloch, from de he מולך. Pronunciation de /ˈmɔlɔχ/ /ˈmoːlɔχ/ de De-Moloch.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Moloch2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m Moloch Ammonite deity de figuratively Moloch person or thing demanding frequent, costly sacrifices de 2010 Keine Meisterwerke mehr Schall und Wahn w:Tocotronic Keine Meisterwerke mehr / Die Zeit ist längst schon reif dafür / Was wir niemals zu Ende bringen / Kann kein Moloch je verschlingen No more masterpieces / The time has long come / What we never finish / No Moloch can ever devour de derogatory urban sprawl especially with bad living or working conditions de 1920 w:Hermione von Preuschen s:de:Yoshiwara Nun umgab sie der Moloch Berlin, der ihr alles von ferne zeigte und nichts gönnte. Now she was surrounded by the Molochian sprawl of Berlin, which showed her everything from afar, but allowed her nothing. de Nigeria: Start-up Nation Katja Scherer 38/2018 w:Die Zeit https://web.archive.org/web/20180913190605/https://www.zeit.de/2018/38/nigeria-start-up-investitionen-hoffnung 2018-09-12 Vom obersten Stockwerk eines Hochhauses wirkt selbst der Moloch Lagos schön, zumindest fast. From the top floor of a high-rise, even the urban spawl of Lagos seems beautiful, at least almost. Declension m Further reading de Portuguese Alternative forms pt Moloque Proper noun m en Moloch ancient Ammonite deity pt Gods