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Definition of Moloch

1. Noun. A tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice. "Duty has become the Moloch of modern life"

2. Noun. God of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children.

3. Noun. Any lizard of the genus Moloch.

Definition of Moloch

1. n. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.

Definition of Moloch

1. a spiny lizard [n -S]

Medical Definition of Moloch

1. 1. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance. Origin: Heb. Molek king. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moloch

molly molly molly-mawk mollycoddle mollycoddled mollycoddler mollycoddlers mollycoddles mollycoddling mollymawk

mollymawks Molly Miller Molly Pitcher Molnar moloch (current term) moloch (current term) molochs Moloch horridus Molokai Molokai Island

Moloney's virus moloney leukaemia virus Moloney murine leukaemia virus Moloney murine sarcoma virus moloney sarcoma virus Moloney test molossi Molossidae molossine molossus

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