Definition of moloch
English to English noun - a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice
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
source: WordNet 3.0 - any lizard of the genus Moloch
source: WordNet 3.0 - The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.
source: Webster 1913
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