MOLOCH
Scrabble letter values: M3O1L1O1C3H4 = 13
Definition
- noun a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice.
- noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children. — synonyms: Molech
- noun any lizard of the genus Moloch.
Examples
- “the great Moloch of war”
- “duty has become the Moloch of modern life- Norman Douglas”