Thesaurus: moloch

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1. n. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.
2. n. A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
3. n. a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice
4. n. any lizard of the genus Moloch
5. 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zoöl.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
6. The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom humansacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.
7. n. a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice n. god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children n. any lizard of the genus Moloch