"Elistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: El + -istic, relative adjective to Elism. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|El|-istic}} El + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Elistic (not comparable)
  1. Containing reference to the Semitic god ʔil. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Semitic linguistics, Theology Synonyms: elistic
    Sense id: en-Elistic-en-adj-SH8fkvZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -istic

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2001, Bob Becking, Meindert Dijkstra, Marjo Korpel, Karel Vriezen, Only One God? Monotheism in Ancient Israel, London • New York: Sheffield Academic Press, page 94",
          "text": "Some scholars adopting the Qenite hypothesis in its original or modified form, which supposes that the Qenites were the mediators of the Yahwistic cult to Israel, assume that Yhwh was a North Arabian storm god, a rival of the Canaanite Baal who gradually adopted Elistic qualities.",
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