
Beelzebub (disambiguation)
WordNet
noun
(1) (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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Etymology
From , used in the Vulgate to translate and (mentioned in 2 Kings i as "the god of Ekron").
Noun
- The Devil.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Matthew, 12:24
- But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Matthew, 12:24
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Etymology
Translating and ; perhaps a corruption of Beelzebul, meaning Lord of the High Place, with -bul altered to -bub to change the meaning to Lord of the Flies.
Proper noun
Beelzebub indeclinable