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Beelzebub
[ bee-el-zuh-buhb, beel-zuh- ]
noun
- the chief devil; Satan.
- a devil.
- (in Milton's Paradise Lost ) one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan.
Beelzebub
/ bɪˈɛlzɪˌbʌb /
noun
- Old Testament a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
- Satan or any devil or demon
Beelzebub
- Another name for Satan . Originally a Philistine god, he is called the Prince of Devils in the New Testament .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Beelzebub1
Example Sentences
It claims they’re members of some unknown Satanic cabal called “Beelzebub,” but they don’t even spell it right.
In one, Berkowitz called himself a “Beelzebub” and “the Chubby Behemouth” and wrote, “I live for the hunt—my life.”
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils but by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.
They will make a bonfire of the houses of those bourgeois and artisans fit to roast Beelzebub!
You are not ignorant that the millions that follow the standard of Beelzebub are to be plunged with him into eternal misery.
Ingenious gentlemen who believe that Beelzebub made this world, are not a class of gentlemen I can get profit from.
I heard him mutter, "Beelzebub, prince of devils," so I suppose the cabin boy had given his bird a bad name.
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