Baalist

Baalist
Baalist Ba"al*ist, Baalite Ba"al*ite, n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. [1913 Webster]

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  • Baalist — noun A worshiper of Baal, a member of the pagan religion of Baalism …   Wiktionary

  • Baalist — n. Baalite, worshiper of Baal the Canaanite god; follower of any false religion; idol worshiper, idolater …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Baalite — Baalist Ba al*ist, Baalite Ba al*ite, n. A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Baalism — Baalist, Baalite /bay euh luyt , bay luyt/, n. Baalistic, Baalitical /bay euh lit i keuhl, bay lit /, adj. /bay euh liz euhm, bay liz /, n. 1. the worship of Baal. 2. idolatry. [1615 25; BAAL + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • Baal — Ba al (pronounced: IPA| [baʕal] ; Hebrew: בעל) (ordinarily spelled Baal in English) is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning master or lord that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant, cognate to Assyrian Bēlu …   Wikipedia

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  • Baalite — n. Baalist, worshiper of Baal the Canaanite god; follower of any false religion; idol worshiper, idolater …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Baalites — n. Baalist, worshiper of Baal the Canaanite god; follower of any false religion; idol worshiper, idolater …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Baal — /bal/ (say bahl) noun (plural Baalim /ˈbalɪm/ (say bahlim)) 1. any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshipped with much sensuality. 2. a solar deity, the chief god of the… …  

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