Etymology

Baalism

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Today it means: A pagan religion centred on the worship of Baal. Full definition →

English Baal ← Proto-Semitic *baʕl- ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewבַּעַל (báʿal)
  2. Ancient GreekΒᾰ́ᾰλ (Bắăl)
  3. Late LatinBaal
  4. Proto-Semitic*baʕl-
  5. Phoenician𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)
  6. Proto-Semitic*baʕl-
  7. EnglishBaal
  8. English todayBaalism

From Baal + -ism.

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