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Molech Definition

Mo·lech (mō′lek′)

noun

  1. an ancient Phoenician and Ammonite god, to whom children were sacrificed by burning
  2. anything demanding terrible sacrifice

Etymology: LL(Ec) Moloch < Gr(Ec) (in LXX) < Heb mōlōkh, mōlekh