MOLECH

Moloch, Molech

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mo"lech, n. Etym: [Heb. molek king.] (Script.)

Definition: The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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