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Webster 1913 Edition
Moloch
Mo′loch
,p
rop.
Noun.
[Heb.
molek
king.] 1.
(Script.)
The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.
2.
(Zool.)
A spiny Australian lizard (
Moloch horridus
). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.