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Moloch

Moloch Meaning & Definition
Moloch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Moloch?

[n] any lizard of the genus Moloch
[n] god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
[n] a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Moloch: Molech

Related Terms | Find terms related to Moloch: Adad | Adapa | Anu | Anunaki | Ashur | Baal | Beltu | Dagon | Damkina | Dumuzi | Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Gibil | Girru | Gish Bar | Gishzida | Gula | Igigi | Inanna | Isimud | Ki | Lahmu | Mama | Marduk | Merodach | Nabu | Nammu | Namtar | Nanna | Nebo | Nergal | Neti | Nina | Ningal | Ningirsu | Ninhursag | Ninlil | Ninmah | Ninsar | Nintoo | Nusku | Papsukai | Ramman | Shala | Shamash | Sin | Utnapishtim | Uttu | Utu | Zarpanit | Zubird

See Also | agamid | agamid lizard | force | genus Moloch | Moloch horridus | mountain devil | power | Semitic deity | spiny lizard

Moloch In Webster's Dictionary

\Mo"loch\, n. [Heb. molek king.] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A spiny Australian lizard ({Moloch horridus}). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.

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