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Moloch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • behemoth noun Something enormous and powerful, especially a huge organization, machine, or creature.
  • juggernaut noun A huge, unstoppable force, organization, or object that crushes everything in its way.

Senses

Moloch is used for these senses in English:

  • behemoth (Bible) A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
  • juggernaut An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

juggernaut — full definition

  1. noun A huge, unstoppable force, organization, or object that crushes everything in its way.
  2. noun British English for a very large truck, especially an articulated lorry.

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