English dictionary

Moloch

/'m/oU/l/A/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice

noun.person

Examples
The great Moloch of war.

Duty has become the Moloch of modern life.

Source: WordNet 3.0
god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children

noun.person

Synonyms molech

Source: WordNet 3.0
any lizard of the genus Moloch

noun.animal

Source: WordNet 3.0
The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.

noun

Source: webster1913