BEELZEBUB


Meaning of BEELZEBUB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bē-ˈel-zi-ˌbəb, ˈbēl-zi-, ˈbel- ]

noun

Etymology: Beelzebub, prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub, from Hebrew Ba‘al zĕbhūbh, 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.