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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How to use Beelzebub in a sentence

It claims they’re members of some unknown Satanic cabal called “Beelzebub,” but they don’t even spell it right.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox
In one, Berkowitz called himself a “Beelzebub” and “the Chubby Behemouth” and wrote, “I live for the hunt—my life.”
The Story Behind The Sons of Sam, Netflix's True Crime Docuseries About David Berkowitz|Mahita Gajanan|May 5, 2021|Time
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils but by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
They will make a bonfire of the houses of those bourgeois and artisans fit to roast Beelzebub!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

You are not ignorant that the millions that follow the standard of Beelzebub are to be plunged with him into eternal misery.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
Ingenious gentlemen who believe that Beelzebub made this world, are not a class of gentlemen I can get profit from.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
I heard him mutter, "Beelzebub, prince of devils," so I suppose the cabin boy had given his bird a bad name.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders

British Dictionary definitions for Beelzebub

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Beelzebub

Beelzebub

[ (bee-el-zuh-bub) ]

Another name for Satan. Originally a Philistine god, he is called the Prince of Devils in the New Testament.

notes for Beelzebub

Beelzebub also appears in Milton's Paradise Lost as one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan in power.

notes for Beelzebub

By extension, a “Beelzebub” is any demon or evil spirit.