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
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. 2012