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

Words nearby baal

baa, Baa, baa, black sheep, Baader-Meinhof Gang, Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, B.A.A.E., baal, Baalbek, baalebos, Baalism, baal kore, Baalshem

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

How to use baal in a sentence

Manifestation of the signature of Baal-Zeboub, generalissimo of the armies of Lucifer, written in fire upon the void.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
A final howl of invocation resulted in complete failure, whereupon it was decided that Baal-Zeboub had business elsewhere.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
There is a touch of sublimity in that, and the basia of Baal-Zeboub may well enough be more demoralising than those of Secundus.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
Whenever they passed an embedded fakir, they obtained an incantation from his lips, but still Baal-Zeboub failed.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite

Esh-baal grew continually weaker, and his general Abner intrigued with David to betray him into the hands of the Jewish king.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

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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