MOLOCH


Meaning of MOLOCH in English

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.

Etymology: LL f. Gk Molokh f. Heb. molek

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.