MOLOCH


Meaning of MOLOCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-lək, ˈmō-ˌläk ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Mōlekh

Date: 14th century

: a Semitic god to whom children were sacrificed

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