Belial
[bi:ljәl]
Definition
(n.) An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Satan, DEVIL, Apollyon, arch-fiend.
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Definition
n. a name for the devil and in Milton for one of the fallen angels. Not a proper name in Old Test.
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Examples
- She is captive unto those men of Belial, and they will wreak their cruelty upon her, sparing neither for her youth nor her comely favour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- His countenance is kindled in anger against those who have departed from the vow which they have made, and great is the fear of those sons of Belial. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Each of these personages she adorned with a character that might have separately suited Moloch and Belial. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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