Belial

[ bee-lee-uhl, beel-yuhl ]

/ ˈbi li əl, ˈbil yəl /

noun

Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.

(in Milton's Paradise Lost) one of the fallen angels.

Origin of Belial

<Hebrew bəliyyaʿal, equivalent to bəlī without + yaʿal, worth, use

Words nearby Belial

Belgorod-Dnestrovski, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Belgrade, Belgrano, Belgravia, Belial, belie, belief, believe, believe it or not, believe one's ears

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Example sentences from the Web for Belial

They dreaded excommunication, men of Belial though they were.
The House of Walderne|A. D. Crake
When the sword of the Spirit began to be waved, Belial and his infernal legions began to retreat, and the Pope to falter.
The Sleeping Bard|Ellis Wynne
Belial signifies worthlessness; and hence, lawlessness, or evil.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

And he could scarce have charged him with more odious sin, than to be "A bloody man, and a man of Belial."
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for Belial

Belial

/ (ˈbiːlɪəl) /

noun

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

(in the Old Testament and rabbinical literature) worthlessness or wickedness

Word Origin for Belial

C13: from Hebrew bəlīyya`al, from bəlīy without + ya`al worth

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单词	belial
释义	Belial [ bee-lee-uhl, beel-yuhl ] / ˈbi li əl, ˈbil yəl / noun Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan. (in Milton's Paradise Lost) one of the fallen angels. Origin of Belial <Hebrew bəliyyaʿal, equivalent to bəlī without + yaʿal, worth, use Words nearby Belial Belgorod-Dnestrovski, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Belgrade, Belgrano, Belgravia, Belial, belie, belief, believe, believe it or not, believe one's ears Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Belial They dreaded excommunication, men of Belial though they were. The House of Walderne\|A. D. Crake When the sword of the Spirit began to be waved, Belial and his infernal legions began to retreat, and the Pope to falter. The Sleeping Bard\|Ellis Wynne Belial signifies worthlessness; and hence, lawlessness, or evil. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various And he could scarce have charged him with more odious sin, than to be "A bloody man, and a man of Belial." A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)\|Richard Baxter British Dictionary definitions for Belial Belial / (ˈbiːlɪəl) / noun a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan (in the Old Testament and rabbinical literature) worthlessness or wickedness Word Origin for Belial C13: from Hebrew bəlīyya`al, from bəlīy without + ya`al worth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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