Moloch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Moloch	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Moloch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Moloch n a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children Synonym(s): Moloch, Molech any lizard of the genus Moloch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moloch \Mo"loch\, n. [Heb. molek king.] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A spiny Australian lizard ({Moloch horridus}). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Moloch king, the name of the national god of the Ammonites, to whom children were sacrificed by fire. He was the consuming and destroying and also at the same time the purifying fire. In Amos 5:26, "your Moloch" of the Authorized Version is "your king" in the Revised Version (comp. Acts 7:43). Solomon (1 Kings 11:7) erected a high place for this idol on the Mount of Olives, and from that time till the days of Josiah his worship continued (2 Kings 23:10, 13). In the days of Jehoahaz it was partially restored, but after the Captivity wholly disappeared. He is also called Molech (Lev. 18:21; 20:2-5, etc.), Milcom (1 Kings 11:5, 33, etc.), and Malcham (Zeph. 1:5). This god became Chemosh among the Moabites.