Molochize

//ˈmoʊlɑkaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To offer as a sacrifice. intransitive, transitive

    "Humanity was dead, for superstition Molochized the heart."

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sacrificesacrifice

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"Humanity was dead, for superstition Molochized the heart."

Etymology

From Moloch + -ize, named after Moloch, a Biblical pagan god.

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