Baal

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbeɪəl/, /ˈbeɪl/, /ˈbɑːl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbeɪəl/, /ˈbeɪl/, /ˈbɑːl/, /bɑːˈɑːl/

Proper noun

1. (mythology, biblical) A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
2. (mythology, biblical, sometimes lowercase) Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
3. (Christianity) One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
4. (often, lowercase) A false deity or idol; (obsolete, pejorative) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints.

Related terms

• Bel
• Beelzebub, Beelzebul
• Baal-Shem-Tov

Translations

• German: Baal
• Portuguese: Baal
• Russian: Ваа́л

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