n. 1 a a Canaanite idol to whom children were sacrificed. b a tyrannical object of sacrifices. 2 (moloch) the spiny slow-moving grotesque Australian reptile, Moloch horridus.
[ LL f. Gk Molokh f. Heb. molek ]
MOLOCH
Meaning of MOLOCH in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012