Be"li*al (?), n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.]

An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.

What concord hath Christ with Belial? 2 Cor. vi. 15.

A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved person. 1 Sam. ii. 12.

 

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