Dictionary Check: moloch

"moloch" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice

Example: "the great Moloch of war"
Synonyms:
noun

any lizard of the genus Moloch

noun

god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children

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