Main Entry: Beel·ze·bub

Pronunciation: \bē-ˈel-zi-ˌbəb, ˈbēl-zi-, ˈbel-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Beelzebub, prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub, from Hebrew Baʽal 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