Beelzebub
noun
Beel·ze·bub bē-ˈel-zi-ˌbəb 
ˈbēl-zi-,
ˈbel- 1
: devil
2
: a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan
Synonyms
- archfiend
- devil
- fiend
- Lucifer
- Old Nick
- Satan
- serpent
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Example Sentences
Beelzebub himself could not change her mind.
Word History
Etymology
Beelzebub, prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub, from Hebrew Baʽal zĕbhūbh, a Philistine god, literally, lord of flies
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Beelzebub
noun
as in devil
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell Beelzebub himself could not change her mind Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- devil
- Satan
- Lucifer
- archfiend
- serpent
- dickens
- Old Nick
- fiend
- deuce
- Mephistopheles