baal
IPA: bˈɑɫ
Root Word: Baal
noun
- (mythology, biblical) A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
- (mythology, biblical, sometimes lowercase) Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
- (Christianity) One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
- a false deity or idol
- (obsolete, derogatory) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints.
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Examples of "baal" in Sentences
- The people obliterate the temple of Baal.
- There was here a noted sanctuary of Baal.
- See Baal for a discussion of this passage.
- Baal continued north and got to the orldstone.
- Baal was the primary god worshipped in Carthage.
- Baal grabs the mask and it shatters on the ground.
- Baal continued north and proceeded to the orldstone.
- Baal, on the other hand, is a representative for order.
- They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.
- He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.
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