baal

[ bahl ]

/ bɑl /

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adverb Australian Slang.

no; not.

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Origin of baal

Australian Pidgin English <Dharuk bí-al

Other definitions for baal (2 of 2)

Baal

[ bey-uhl, beyl ]

/ ˈbeɪ əl, beɪl /

noun, plural Ba·al·im

[bey-uh-lim, bey-lim]. /ˈbeɪ ə lɪm, ˈbeɪ lɪm/.

any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.

(sometimes lowercase) a false god.

Origin of Baal

From the Hebrew word baʿal lord

OTHER WORDS FROM Baal

Ba·al·ish, adjective

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How to use baal in a sentence

And I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and she shall no more remember their name.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Baalim, a general name for all the Syrian gods, as Ash´taroth was for the goddesses.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Scaliger derives the name of Beel-zebub, the false god, from Baalim-Zebabim, which signifies lord of sacrifices.
History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead

It becomes evident to him that the Hebrews, like their neighbors, worshiped "baalim" or the gods of the heathens.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for baal

Baal

/ (bɑːl) /

noun

any of several ancient Semitic fertility gods

Phoenician myth the sun god and supreme national deity

(sometimes not capital) any false god or idol

Word Origin for Baal

from Hebrew bá'al lord, master

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