"baal" meaning in English

See baal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːl/ [UK], /ˈbɑːl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baal.wav Forms: baals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl Etymology: From Baal. Head templates: {{en-noun}} baal (plural baals)
  1. a false deity or idol Synonyms (a false deity): false god
    Sense id: en-baal-en-noun-cnNCDVvi Disambiguation of 'a false deity': 96 4
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints. Tags: derogatory, obsolete
    Sense id: en-baal-en-noun-8wWi~Ysd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: baal chesed, baal-ha-bos

Inflected forms

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    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya transitive verbs",
    "Yucatec Maya verbs"
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      "sense": "a false deity",
      "word": "false god"
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