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Moloch in a sentence

Moloch meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.

Synonyms of Moloch

power force molech semitic deity agamid agamid lizard

Related words

Other words often associated with Moloch or its synonyms:

lizard obligate cognition nation squeeze quality move pull powerlessness noesis divinity oblige

Using Moloch

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.
  • Useful related words include: power, force, molech, semitic deity.
  • In the example corpus, moloch often appears in combinations such as: moloch is.

Context around Moloch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

features 1× concerning 1× merciless 1× murdering 1×

Sentence patterns with Moloch

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

associated with moloch a canaanite 1× belial and moloch are also 1× claims concerning moloch and child 1× emphasize that moloch is a 1× for murdering moloch a former 1× go against moloch is a 1× image of moloch was inspired 1× moloch has subsequently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

belial and moloch 1× claims concerning moloch 1× exploitation of course 1× ginsberg said the 1× hebrew texts are 1× moloch has subsequently 1×

Common sentence endings:

a former supervillain 1× are also present 1× but all cities 1× corellian hound figures 1× for negative effect 1× girls into prostitution 1×

Words around Moloch

Just before it in the word index:

molo 5 molniya 6 molnar 28 mollywood 18 mollye 2 mollycoddle 2

Just after it in the word index:

molodechno 2 mologic 2 moloi 10 moloisi 2 moloka 12 molokai 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Moloch

  • In this selection, "moloch" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, features, concerning and merciless stand out and add context to how "moloch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include associated with moloch a canaanite and belial and moloch are also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "moloch" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with moloch

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Belial and Moloch are also present. (6 words)

This set features Moloch as well as 2x Corellian Hound figures. (11 words)

Claims concerning Moloch and child sacrifice may also have been created for negative effect. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Ginsberg said the image of Moloch was inspired by peyote visions he had of the Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco which appeared to him as a skull; he took it as a symbol of the city (not specifically San Francisco, but all cities). (44 words)

Moloch has subsequently been interpreted as any system of control, including the conformist society of post–World War II America, focused on material gain, which Ginsberg frequently blamed for the destruction of all those outside of societal norms. (38 words)

He also made sure to emphasize that Moloch is a part of all of us: the decision to defy socially created systems of control—and therefore go against Moloch—is a form of self-destruction. (35 words)

Example sentences (9)

He also made sure to emphasize that Moloch is a part of all of us: the decision to defy socially created systems of control—and therefore go against Moloch—is a form of self-destruction.

Hebrew texts are peppered with references to and prohibitions against pre-Judaic practices associated with Moloch, a Canaanite god to whom children were sacrificed for the greater good.

This set features Moloch as well as 2x Corellian Hound figures.

Belial and Moloch are also present.

Claims concerning Moloch and child sacrifice may also have been created for negative effect.

Exploitation, of course; the merciless Moloch of capitalism that fattens on underpaid labor, thus driving thousands of women and girls into prostitution.

Ginsberg said the image of Moloch was inspired by peyote visions he had of the Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco which appeared to him as a skull; he took it as a symbol of the city (not specifically San Francisco, but all cities).

Moloch has subsequently been interpreted as any system of control, including the conformist society of post–World War II America, focused on material gain, which Ginsberg frequently blamed for the destruction of all those outside of societal norms.

Rorschach's concerns appear vindicated when Adrian Veidt narrowly survives an assassination attempt, and Rorschach himself is framed for murdering Moloch, a former supervillain.

Common combinations with moloch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • moloch is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "moloch" in a sentence?
An example: "He also made sure to emphasize that Moloch is a part of all of us: the decision to defy socially created systems of control—and therefore go against Moloch—is a form of self-destruction." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "moloch" from authentic English texts.
What does "moloch" mean?
Moloch means: 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.
What are synonyms of "moloch"?
Common synonyms of "moloch" include: power, force, molech, semitic deity, agamid, agamid lizard.
How many example sentences with "moloch" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "moloch", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.