2. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.

Bel*gra"vi*an (&?;), a. Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic.

Be"li*al (&?;), n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al profit.] 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.

Be*li"bel (&?;), v. t. [See Libel, v. t. ] To libel or traduce; to calumniate. Fuller.

Be*lie" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belying (&?;).] [OE. bilien, bili&?;en, 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.

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