Molech
Molech definition
Mo·lech (mō′lek′)
noun
- an ancient Phoenician and Ammonite god, to whom children were sacrificed by burning
- anything demanding terrible sacrifice
Etymology: LL(Ec) Moloch < Gr(Ec) (in LXX) < Heb mōlōkh, mōlekh
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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