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Baal - What does it mean?

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baal

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* Ba'al

Proper noun

  • (mythology) The supreme male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons; a Mediterranean fertility deity, worshipped as far back as 1400 BCE.
  • (biblical, in the plural) The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied.
  • (biblical) One of the fallen angels of Satan.
  • (often, lowercase) A false deity or idol.

    • Usage notes

    * The name Baal occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with epithets attached, referring to the different aspects (real or pejorative) of his character: Baal-berith]], Baal-zebub / [[Beelzebul, Baal-zebul, etc.

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