Baalism

[ bey-uh-liz-uhm, bey-liz- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Baal·ist Ba·al·ite [bey, -, uh, -lahyt, bey, -lahyt], noun
Baal·istic Ba·al·it·i·cal [bey-, uh, -, lit, -i-k, uh, l, bey-, lit, -], adjective

Origin of Baalism¹

First recorded in 1615–25; Baal + -ism

The antagonism of Elijah was not against Baalism in general, but against the introduction of a rival deity.

By the sword he not only mounted the throne, but rooted out the Baalism against which Elijah and Elisha had both contended.

Baalism, the name given to the worship of natural causes, tending to the obscuration and denial of the worship of God as Spirit.

April 25, 2024firkin

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