BEELZEBUB


Meaning of BEELZEBUB in English

/ bɪˈelzɪbʌb; NAmE / noun

a name for the Devil

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WORD ORIGIN

from late Latin Beëlzebub , translating Hebrew ba'al zěḇūḇ lord of flies, the name of a Philistine god, and Greek Beelzeboul the Devil, mentioned in the Bible.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.