Definition of Baalism

1. n. Worship of Baal; idolatry.

Definition of Baalism

1. Noun. A pagan religion centred on the worship of Baal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baalism

1. the worship of a baal [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baalism

b c1 complex
b galactosidase
b haemolysin
b haemolysis
b phage
ba-dum ching
ba-wan
ba da bing ba da boom
baa
baa-lamb
baaed
baaing
baaings
baalim
baalism (current term)
baalisms
baals
baas
baases
baaskaap
baaskaaps
baaskap
baaskaps
baba
baba au rhum
baba ganoush
baba ghanoush

Literary usage of Baalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by Ecclesiological Society (1885)
"... delight to think that you can gaze on anything so noble and majestic, a thing for all Englishmen to be proud of and thankful for. baalism. BY THE REV. ..."

2. The History of the Religion of Israel: An Old Testament Primer by Crawford Howell Toy (1883)
"Elijah and Elisha determine to root out baalism. — The prophets feared baalism, and rightly. It was spreading over all the land; the people liked it because ..."

3. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk by John Merlin Powis Smith, William Hayes Ward, Julius August Bewer (1911)
"Am. 4* Is. I422 i73.f The prophet simply announces the total extermination of baalism as close at hand. The Chronicler does indeed place the beginning of ..."

4. Christ and Progress: A Discussion of Problems of Our Time by David James Burrell (1903)
"... THE DENIAL OF THE FATHER baalism was introduced into Israel about 900 BC and soon crowded aside the ancestral faith. Its rites and ceremonies were ..."

5. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea by William Rainey Harper, ( (1905)
"On the nature of this struggle in detail, vi The old baalism had become so intimate a part of Yahwism that at this time it is lost sight of in the new ..."

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