Baalzebub
Baalzebub is the alternative form of Beelzebub.
Meaning of Beelzebub
Proper noun
Beelzebub
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 12:24, column 1
- Satan, the Devil.
- Mamma mia, let me go / Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!1975, Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, in A Night at the Opera, performed by Queen
- Synonyms:
- Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast, bogey, cosmocrat
Questions about Baalzebub
- What is Baalzebub the alternative form of?
- Baalzebub is the alternative form of Beelzebub.
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