Molochism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    worship of the god Moloch uncountable

    "On whatever slender evidence human sacrifices and Molochism can be laid to their credit, let us remember that it was with very transcendent ideas of spiritual life in their blood that the Celts faced the Christian dawn."

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"On whatever slender evidence human sacrifices and Molochism can be laid to their credit, let us remember that it was with very transcendent ideas of spiritual life in their blood that the Celts faced the Christian dawn."

Etymology

From Moloch + -ism.

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