moloch

Other forms of moloch

plural

moloches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about moloch

What does moloch mean?

moloch means "a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in moloch?

moloch has 2 syllables: mo-loch. The stress falls on "mo".

What is another word for moloch?

Close synonyms include Molech. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moloch a common word?

moloch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.