Baal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɑːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Baal': (bā′əl, bāl); 'baal': (bäl)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Baal / bɑːl/
  1. any of several ancient Semitic fertility gods
  2. the sun god and supreme national deity
  3. (sometimes not capital) any false god or idol
Etymology: from Hebrew bá'al lord, master
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baal  (bäl),USA pronunciation adv. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsno;
    not.
  • Dharuk bí-al
  • Australian Pidgin English

Ba•al  (bā′əl, bāl),USA pronunciation n., pl. Ba•al•im 
    (bā′ə lim, bā′lim).USA pronunciation 
  1. Eastern Religionsany of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
  2. (sometimes l.c.) a false god.
  • Hebrew ba‘al lord
Ba′al•ish, adj. 

'Baal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baal Merodach - Baal Shem Tov - Baal Shem-Tov - Baalism - Besht - Hasid - Israel ben Eliezer - Jezebel - Marduk - baal kore

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