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Satan
(Encyclopedia)Satan [Heb.,=adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon, Beelzebub, Sem...Lucifer
(Encyclopedia)Lucifer lo͞oˈsĭfər [key] [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning “Day Star,” a name associ...Beelzebub
(Encyclopedia)Beelzebub bēĕlˈzəbəb [key], in the Bible: see Satan. ...Belial
(Encyclopedia)Belial bēˈlēəl [key], name applied to Satan. ...devil
(Encyclopedia)devil: see Satan; demon; exorcism. ...Apollyon
(Encyclopedia)Apollyon əpŏlˈyən [key] [Gr.,=Destroyer], in the Book of Revelation, name of the angel of the bottomless pit. See Satan; hell. ...Baal-zebub
(Encyclopedia)Baal-zebub bāˈəl-zēˈbəb [key] [Heb.,=lord of flies], a deliberate Hebrew distortion of the name of the god of Ekron in 2 Kings. In the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Beelzebul, the Greek form of the ...Satanism
(Encyclopedia)Satanism. The cult of Satan, or Satan worship, is in part a survival of the ancient worship of demons and in part a revolt against Christianity or the church. It rose about the 12th cent. in Europe an...Corelli, Marie
(Encyclopedia)Corelli, Marie məkīˈ [key], 1855–1924, English novelist. Her popular, highly moralistic books, written in flamboyant, pretentious prose, include A Romance of Two Worlds (1886), Thelma (1887), Bar...hell
(Encyclopedia)hell, in Western monotheistic religions, eternal abode of souls damned by the judgment of God. The souls in hell are deprived forever of the sight of God. The punishment of hell is generally analogize...Browse by Subject
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