"Belial" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiːli.əl/, /ˈbiːl.jəl/, /bəˈlaɪ.əl/
Etymology: Latin Bĕlĭal, from Hebrew בְלִיַּעַל. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Bĕlĭal}} Latin Bĕlĭal, {{bor|en|he|בְלִיַּעַל}} Hebrew בְלִיַּעַל Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Belial
  1. (mythology) A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha. Wikipedia link: Belial Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: Beliar Translations (a wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha): Βελιάρ (Beliár) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Βελίαλ (Belíal) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), بليعال [masculine] (Arabic), Belialo (Esperanto), Bélial [masculine] (French), ベリアル (Beriaru) (Japanese), 벨리알 (Bellial) (Korean), Belial [masculine] (Polish), Белиа́л (Beliál) [masculine] (Russian), Beliar [common-gender] (Swedish), Belial [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Belial-en-name-5c0POcJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Alternative forms

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