baal in English dictionary

  • Baal

    Meanings and definitions of "baal"

    • (mythology) the supreme male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish pantheons; a Mediterranean fertility deity whose worship was characterised by the sexual acts of his followers during periodic rituals, along with occasional human sacrifice and frequent temple prostitution, worshipped as far back as 1400 BCE
    • (Biblical, 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 god or idol.
    • proper
      (mythology, biblical)
      A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
    • proper
      (mythology, biblical, sometimes lowercase)
      Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
    • proper
      (Christianity)
      One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
    • proper
      (often lowercase)
      A false deity or idol; ( obsolete, pejorative) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints.
    • Baal (demon)
    • A demon in Judeo-Christian mythology.
    • In ancient times the name of several gods in the Levant.
    • noun
      any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

    Synonyms of "baal" in English dictionary

    Another word for "baal" in the English thesaurus is baal.

    Grammar and declension of baal

    • Baal ( countable and uncountable; plural Baalim)
    • Baal (countable and uncountable, plural Baals or Baalim)
  • baal

    Synonyms of "baal" in English dictionary

    Another word for "baal" in the English thesaurus is Semitic deity.

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