Moloch
/ˈməʊlɒk/1
- a Canaanite idol to whom children were sacrificed摩洛神(迦南人崇奉的神灵, 以儿童向其献祭)。
1.1
- as noun a Moloch a tyrannical object of sacrifices恶魔似的祭献对象。
词源
via late Latin from Greek Molokh, from Hebrew mōleḵ.