Beelzebub
[ bee-el-zuh-buhb, beel-zuh- ]
/ biˈɛl zəˌbʌb, ˈbil zə- /
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noun
the chief devil; Satan.
a devil.
(in Milton's Paradise Lost) one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan.
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beast, devil, archangel, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, demon, Antichrist, rogue, scamp, ogre, imp, dastard, adversary, brute, knave, villain, Satan, hellion, fiend, genie
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Beelzebub
/ (bɪˈɛlzɪˌbʌb) /
noun
Old Testament a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
Satan or any devil or demon
Word Origin for Beelzebub
Old English Belzebub, ultimately from Hebrew bá`al zebūb, literally: lord of flies
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Beelzebub
Old English Belzebub, Philistine god worshipped at Ekron (2 Kings i:2), from Latin, used in Vulgate for New Testament Greek beelzeboub, from Hebrew ba'al-z'bub "lord of the flies," from ba'al "lord" + z'bhubh "fly." By later Christian writers often taken as another name for "Satan," though Milton made him one of the fallen angels.
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Beelzebub
[ (bee-el-zuh-bub) ]
Another name for Satan. Originally a Philistine god, he is called the Prince of Devils in the New Testament.
Note
Beelzebub also appears in Milton's Paradise Lost as one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan in power.
Note
By extension, a “Beelzebub” is any demon or evil spirit.
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