Belial

UK: /ˈbiːlɪəl/ US: (bē′lē əl, bēl′yəl)

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Be•li•al  (bē′lē əl, bēl′yəl), n. 

1. [Theol.] the spirit of evil personified;
   the devil;
   Satan.
2. Literature (in Milton's Paradise Lost) one of the fallen angels.

• Hebrew bəliyya‘al, equivalent. to bəlī without + ya‘al, worth, use

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Belial / ˈbiːlɪəl/ noun

1. a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan

Etymology: 13th Century: from Hebrew bəlīyya`al, from bəlīy without + ya`al worth