# der Moloch

der Moloch is a German noun meaning “Moloch”. Forms: des Molochs, die Moloche.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Molochs
- Plural: die Moloche

## In other languages

- Русский: религ. молох

## Meanings

1. Moloch (Ammonite deity)
   - Keine Meisterwerke mehr / Die Zeit ist längst schon reif dafür / Was wir niemals zu Ende bringen / Kann kein Moloch je verschlingen — No more masterpieces / The time has long come / What we never finish / No Moloch can ever devour
2. _derogatory_ urban sprawl (especially with bad living or working conditions)
   - Nun umgab sie der Moloch Berlin, der ihr alles von ferne zeigte und nichts gönnte. — Now she was surrounded by the Molochian sprawl of Berlin, which showed her everything from afar, but allowed her nothing.

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