🗿 A Canaanite god 🔥 A demanding force 🦎 A thorny lizard

Moloch

9.9

A powerful force or institution that demands extreme sacrifice and often hurts people

noun
/ˈmoʊlɒk/

Literature

: Moloch

Many believe that the Moloch of consumerism forces people to sacrifice their happiness for material possessions.

So this kind of win win creature is an system, is an antidote to the Moloch system, Yes.

Examples

The relentless demands of the Moloch of bureaucracy left employees drained and unhappy.
In the debate, he referred to the Moloch of war, highlighting the human toll it exacts for political gain.
Is this like Moloch and some of these other.
So this kind of win win creature is an system, is an antidote to the Moloch system, Yes.

Lex Fridman
So meditations on Moloch is the single best thing I've ever read.

Synonyms

juggernaut

vsMoloch

17 9.1

A very large powerful force that cannot be stopped, for example a company or government

demands extreme human sacrifice or obedience rather than merely crushing things

goliath

vsMoloch

2 7.4

A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily

requires harsh sacrifices or obedience, not just great size or power

Molech

vsMoloch

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1 9.9

A god from ancient Canaan and Phoenicia that people offer their children to in religious sacrifice

is used metaphorically for a force that demands extreme human sacrifice or obedience

Compounds

Moloch horridus

Specialized

9.9

A small spiny lizard from Australia that eats mostly ants

How Destructive

Moloch

Literature

9.9

scourge

Formal

38 8.2

threat

∞ 2.3

menace

140 4.4

danger

∞ 1.0

issue

∞ 3.0

problem

∞ 1.2

Surface Forms

Moloch singular

Molochs plural

Etymology

Moloch is often used as a strong image for a system or force that demands terrible sacrifice because it comes from the ancient god Molek, who was said to need child offerings. So, to call something a Moloch is to say it consumes people or their hopes.