moloch

(noun) a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice. Synonyms: Moloch. Examples: "The great moloch of war." "Duty has become the moloch of modern life"- norman douglas."

(noun) god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children. Synonyms: Moloch, Molech.

(noun) any lizard of the genus Moloch.