MOLOCH


Meaning of MOLOCH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' mä-l ə k, ' m ō - ˌ läk

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew M ō lekh

Date: 14th century

: a Semitic god to whom children were sacrificed

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