Beelzebub

American  

[bee-el-zuh-buhb, beel-zuh-] / biˈɛl zəˌbʌb, ˈbil zə- /

noun

1. the chief devil; Satan.

2. a devil.

3. (in Milton'sParadise Lost ) one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan.

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Beelzebub British  

/ bɪˈɛlzɪˌbʌb /

noun

1. Old Testament a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)

2. Satan or any devil or demon

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Beelzebub Cultural  

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

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

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

Etymology

Origin of Beelzebub

Old English Belzebub , ultimately from Hebrew bá`al zebūb , literally: lord of flies

Example Sentences

He also calls to “Beelzebub,” who’s known as the prince of devils and to “Satan,” “morning star” and “Lucifer” to address the devil in all his names and forms.

From Los Angeles Times

And yet, here I was, offering them up to the avowed enemy of all humankind throughout millennia: Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, Asmodeus, Al-Shaitan — the Devil.

From Washington Post

With the goalie nowhere to be found, Beelzebub had a wide open cage that even the bendiest bender could have scored on.

From Golf Digest

We went down a slide connecting the ground floor of a building called Heaven, with a white interior, to a lower level with an elevator whose floors were marked Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub and Mephistopheles.

From New York Times

That she found a way to work in “Bohemian Rhapsody”s lyrics like “Bismillah!” or “Beelzebub” without showing her hand.

From The Verge

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