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Molech

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈməʊlɛk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mō′lek)

Mo•lech (mō′lek),USA pronunciation n.

BibleMoloch (defs. 1, 2).

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Molech /ˈməʊlɛk/ n

a variant of Moloch

Mo•loch (mō′lok, mol′ək),USA pronunciation n.

Biblea deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their own parents. II Kings 23:10;
Jer. 32:35.
anything conceived of as requiring appalling sacrifice:the Moloch of war.
Reptiles(l.c.) a spiny agamid lizard, Moloch horridus, of Australian deserts, that resembles the horned lizard.

Also, Molech (for defs. 1, 2).

Hebrew Mōlekh, variant of melekh king
Greek (Septuagint) Móloch
Late Latin (Vulgate) Moloch

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Moloch /ˈməʊlɒk/, Molech /ˈməʊlɛk/ n

a Semitic deity to whom parents sacrificed their children

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