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Beelzebub

(bē el′zə bub′)

noun

Bible the chief devil; Satan
also Beelzebul
in Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan's chief lieutenant among the fallen angels

Origin: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Beelzeboub < Heb baal-zevuv, lit., god of flies < baal (see Baal) + zevuv, a fly: prob. deliberate pejorative alteration < Baʼal zebul; cf. Ugaritic zbl bʿl ʾrs, the exalted one, the lord of the earth

See Beelzebub in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The Devil; Satan.
One of the fallen angels in Milton's Paradise Lost. Beelzebub was next to Satan in power.
An evil spirit; a demon.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew ba‘al zəbûb, lord (of the) fly

Origin: , alteration of ba‘al zəbûl, lord prince; see bעl in Semitic roots

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