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单词 Molochize
释义

Molochize

English

Alternative forms

  • Molochise

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊlɒkaɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊlɑkaɪz/, /ˈmɑləkaɪz/

Verb

Molochize (third-person singular simple present Molochizes, present participle Molochizing, simple past and past participle Molochized)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To offer as a sacrifice.[19th century]
    • 1823, William Hone, “February 23: Stoning the Jews in Lent.—A Custom.”, in The every-day book, or, The guide to the year, volume 2, page 295:
      Humanity was dead, for superstition Molochized the heart.
    • 1876, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Harold: A Drama, page 21:
      Look to the skies, then to the river, strike / Their hearts, and hold their babies up to it. / I think that they would Molochize them too, / To have the heavens clear.
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