Baalite
/ˈbeɪ.ə.laɪt/noun
A worshipper or devotee of Baal, a name used for several ancient West Semitic deities.
Did you know?Baal was originally a West Semitic title meaning “lord” or “master,” not necessarily the name of one single deity; different cities applied it to their own gods.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*baʿl-
“Lord, master, owner, or husband”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
bʿl
“Lord; a title and divine name associated with a storm god”
1st Millennium BCE
Phoenician
𐤁𐤏𐤋
“Baal, lord or local deity”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
בַּעַל (baʿal)
“Master, husband, or the name/title of a Canaanite deity”
Classical and Late Latin
Latin
Baal
“Baal, a pagan deity named in biblical and Christian writings”
19th Century
English
Baalite
“A worshipper of Baal, formed from Baal plus the agent suffix -ite”
Modern English
English
Baalite
“A devotee or worshipper of Baal”
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