Baalism

[ bey-uh-liz-uh m, bey-liz- ]

/ ˈbeɪ əˌlɪz əm, ˈbeɪ lɪz- /

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noun

the worship of Baal.

Origin of Baalism

First recorded in 1615–25; Baal + -ism

Related forms

Ba·al·ist, Ba·al·ite

[bey-uh-lahyt, bey-lahyt] /ˈbeɪ əˌlaɪt, ˈbeɪ laɪt/, nounBa·al·is·tic, Ba·al·it·i·cal

[bey-uh-lit-i-kuh l, bey-lit-] /ˌbeɪ əˈlɪt ɪ kəl, beɪˈlɪt-/, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for baalism

By the sword he not only mounted the throne, but rooted out the Baalism against which Elijah and Elisha had both contended.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
Baalism, the name given to the worship of natural causes, tending to the obscuration and denial of the worship of God as Spirit.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood