First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
Moloch
noun Mo·loch \ˈmä-lək, ˈmō-ˌläk\
Definition of MOLOCH
: a Semitic god to whom children were sacrificed
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of MOLOCH
Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew Mōlekh
Rhymes with MOLOCH
acock, ad hoc, air lock, alt-rock, amok, armlock, art-rock, backblock, ball cock, Balzac, bangkok, Bangkok, baroque, Bartók, bawcock, bedrock, bemock, bitstock, blackcock, blesbok, bloodstock, breechblock, burdock, buttstock, caprock, coldcock, crew sock, deadlock, defrock, dreadlock, dry dock, Dvořák, earlock, elflock, en bloc, epoch, fatstock, feedstock, fetlock, firelock, flintlock, forelock, foreshock, gamecock, gemsbok, gridlock, half cock, hard rock, havelock, haycock, headlock, headstock, heart block, hemlock, in stock, Iraq, jazz-rock, Kanak, Kazak, Kazakh, kapok, kneesock, Ladakh, Laubach, livestock, lovelock, matchlock, Mohock, nostoc, o'clock, oarlock, padlock, peacock, penstock, petcock, pibroch, picklock, post hoc, punk rock, rhebok, rimrock, roadblock, rootstock, Rostock, rowlock, scalp lock, Schirach, seed stock, shamrock, Sheetrock, shell shock, sherlock, Ship Rock, shock jock, shot clock, shylock, Sirach, slickrock, Slovak, smock frock, snatch block, soft rock, springbok, steenbok, stopcock, sunblock, swage block, ticktock, time clock, time lock, traprock, unblock, uncock, undock, van Gogh, wall rock, warlock, wedlock, wheel lock, whipstock, woodblock, woodcock, wristlock, zwieback
Learn More About MOLOCH
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: Molotov cocktailPrevious Word in the Dictionary: mollycoddle All Words Near: Moloch
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up Moloch? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).