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Beelzebub

name
/biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/UK/ˈbilzɪbʌb/US

Etymology

First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekron”.

  1. derived from בעל זבוב
  2. derived from Βεελζεβούλ
  3. derived from Beelzebūb
  4. inherited from Belzebub

Definitions

  1. A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.

    • But when the Phariſees heard it, they ſaid, This fellow doeth not caſt out deuils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the deuils.

  2. Satan, the Devil.

    • Mamma mia, let me go / Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!

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Derived

cast out the Devil with Beelzebub

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA