Last Updated :2025/11/22

Moloch

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Proper noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
古代のアンモン神。カナン人、フェニキア人、及び北アフリカ・レバント地域の関連文化において崇拝された神である。 / 比喩的に、非常に多大な犠牲を要求する存在または事物を指す。
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歴史家たちは、カナン人やフェニキア人、関連する北アフリカやレバントの文化圏で崇拝されていた古代アンモン人の神の名が、死を伴う犠牲を要求するあらゆる機関を批判する比喩として用いられてきたと警告している。

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An ancient Ammonite deity worshiped by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant. / (figuratively) A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.

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Moloch

Historians warn that the name Moloch has been invoked metaphorically to criticize any institution that demands deadly sacrifice.

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Historians warn that the name Moloch has been invoked metaphorically to criticize any institution that demands deadly sacrifice.

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