Moloch Definition

mōlŏk, mŏlək
noun
Webster's New World
In the Bible, the god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom children were sacrificed.
American Heritage
A spiny, brownish, ant-eating Australian lizard (Moloch horridus) similar to a horned toad but of another family (Agamidae)
Webster's New World
Something possessing the power to exact severe sacrifice.
American Heritage
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pronoun

An ancient Ammonite deity worshiped by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant.

Wiktionary

(figuratively) A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Moloch

Noun

Singular:
Moloch
Plural:
molochs

Origin of Moloch

  • Late Latin Moloch from Greek Molokh from Hebrew Mōlek of Canaanite origin mlk in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians, who demanded child-sacrifice. Mentioned in Leviticus and Deuteronomy.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the Proto-Semitic *malk- (“king").

    From Wiktionary

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