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Belial definition

Be·lial (bē′lē əl, bēl′yəl)

noun

  1. Bible
    1. wickedness as an evil force: Deut. 13:13
    2. Satan: 2 Cor. 6:15
  2. in Milton's Paradise Lost, one of the fallen angels

Etymology: ME < LL (Vulg.: Deut. 13:13) < Heb beliyaal, worthlessness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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