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Belial.

A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbiːli.əl//ˈbiːl.jəl//bəˈlaɪ.əl/
  1. A wicked demon in Christian and Jewish apocrypha.

Where this word comes from

Latin Bĕlĭal, Hebrew בְלִיַּעַל. Of uncertain origin. It has been conventionally interpreted as בְּלִי (“without”) + a word meaning "use" (hence "useless, worthless"), but it is unclear what the latter word is.

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