a
fire god of ancient
times whose worship was
marked by the sacrifice of
children as burnt offerings, especially first-born males, by their parents.
a
god whose worship was
marked by the sacrifice of
children as burnt offerings, especially first-born males, by their parents.
in the
Bible, an ancient
god of the
Phoenicians, etc., to whom
children were sacrificed by
burning. Moloch has come to mean anything demanding terrible sacrifice.