"tophet" meaning in All languages combined

See tophet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tophets [plural]
Etymology: From Tophet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tophet (plural tophets)
  1. (archaeology) A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children. Wikipedia link: Religion in Carthage#Child sacrifice Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-tophet-en-noun-E1C4T75w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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