English Explanatory Dictionary

Belial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːli.əl/ /ˈbiːl.jəl/ /bəˈlaɪ.əl/

Word forms

Belial Beliar

Etymology

Latin Bĕlĭal, Hebrew בְלִיַּעַל. Of uncertain origin. It has been conventionally been interpreted as בְּלִי (“without”) + a word meaning "use" (hence "useless, worthless"), but it is unclear what the latter word is.

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