Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Moloch | Yes | No | No | No |
Semitic deity | Yes | No | No | No |
Moloch (noun) | Semitic deity (noun) |
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god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites |
a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice |