Defn: An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the
personification of evil.
What concord hath Christ with Belia 2 Cor. vi. 15.
A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or thoroughly depraved
person. 1 Sam. ii. 12.
BELIBEL
Be*li"bel, v. t. Etym: [See Libel, v. t. ]
Defn: To libel or traduce; to calumniate. Fuller.
BELIE
Be*lie", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied; p. pr. & vb. n. Belying.] Etym:
[OE. bilien, bili, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie,
n.]
1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues. Dryden.
2. To give a false representation or account of. Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. Shak.
3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shak.
4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] Dryden.
5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Shak.
BELIEF
Be*lief", n. Etym: [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. geleáfa. See
Believe.]