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Belzebuth

Belzebuth is the alternative form of Beelzebub.

Meaning of Beelzebub

Proper noun

Beelzebub

  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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 12:24, column 1
  2. 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

Questions about Belzebuth

What is Belzebuth the alternative form of?
Belzebuth is the alternative form of Beelzebub.

Words near Belzebuth in the dictionary

  1. Belyi's theorem
  2. belying
  3. belyingly
  4. belyve
  5. Belz
  6. Belzebuth
  7. Belzer
  8. Belzers
  9. Belzes
  10. Belzoni
  11. belzutifan

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