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Belial

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbiːli.əl

Definitions

A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.

Equivalents

FrançaisBélial
РусскийБелиа́л
日本語ベリアル
3 more languages
한국어벨리알
PolskiBelial

Examples

Here, too, the poet calls attention to Belial's role as one who blurs the borderline between essence and appearance: Belial himself seems fair (physically attractive), but is empty inside, and Milton was surely aware that in Hebrew the first syllable of the fallen angel's name means without.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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