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| Mo·loch [ mṓ lèk ] (plural Mo·lochs) or Mo·lech [ mṓ lèk ] (plural Mo·lechs) |
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1. biblical deity given child sacrifices: in the Bible, a Semitic deity to whom children were sacrificed
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2. something requiring costly sacrifices: somebody or something that requires a costly and painful sacrifice
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| [Early 17th century. Via late Latin< Greek Molokh< Hebrew mōleḵ, a Canaanite idol] |
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