El

Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.

Proper noun

  1. Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.
    • […]who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,[…] - 1956, Allen Ginsberg, “Howl”, in Howl and Other Poems (Pocket Poets Series), City Lights Books,...

Origin

From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).

Related

Eloah Elohim

Proper noun transport

  1. Any one of several specific elevated railways.
    • The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987.
    • Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets. - 1955 July, “The Last Elevated Line in New York”, in Railway Magazine, page 444:

Origin

Clipping of elevated.

Forms

Els

Related

L

Proper noun Entry 3

  1. A unisex given name, often used as a nickname.
    • Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to...