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Meaning of MOLECH

Pronunciation:  'mowlek

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
 

MOLECH is a 6 letter word that starts with M.

 

 Synonyms: Moloch
 
 See Also: Semitic deity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mo"lech\, n. [Heb. molek king.] (Script.)
The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were
offered; Moloch. --Lev. xviii. 21.

 

 

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