molech Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
    Moloch.

WordNet

Mo"lech noun
Etymology
Heb. molek king.
Definitions
  1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21.

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