Beelzebub

noun

Beel·ze·bub | \ bē-ˈel-zi-ˌbəb

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, ˈbēl-zi-, ˈbel-

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Definition of Beelzebub

1 : devil

2 : a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan

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Beelzebub himself could not change her mind.

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