n.
Pronunciation: b ē - ' el-zi- ˌ b ə b, ' b ē l-zi-, ' bel-
Function: noun
Etymology: Beelzebub, prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub, from Hebrew Ba'al z ĕ bh ū bh, a Philistine god, literally, lord of flies
Date: before 12th century
1 : DEVIL
2 : a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan