Definition of Beelzebubnext
as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell Beelzebub himself could not change her mind

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Recent Examples of Beelzebub Zoë survived two blasts and one mano a mano confrontation with Beelzebub! Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 Fraser was bedeviled by Elizabeth Hurley’s Beelzebub in Bedazzled (2000), earned career-best reviews for the Vietnam drama The Quiet American (2002), and landed a role in the Best Picture-winning Crash (2004). Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025 Schmidt is said to be possessed by four entities that announce themselves as Beelzebub, betraying disciple Judas, Schmidt's abusive father Jacob and Mina (Jacob's lover and Schmidt's aunt). Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 June 2025 The Zeros are sworn to Evil and to its incarnate commander, Beelzebub (Fabrice Luchini), who barks his orders from a Versailles-like castle in the sky above the village. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
  • Gibson also confirmed that Resurrection will include a depiction of Satan, portrayed in The Passion of the Christ by Rosalinda Celentano.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026
  • Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
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  • Indeed, Aston Villa, who have frequently danced with the regulatory devil, have shuttered their North Stand for redevelopment and expansion this season, taking a hit to income now in exchange for bigger returns in the future.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • When Bob calls him a devil for shooting his own blood, Max doesn't flinch.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • O'Keefe said Lucifer would have likely been played by Freeman or Carrey.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • Her other credits include arcs on Burn Notice, Two and a Half Men, Suits, and Lucifer.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

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“Beelzebub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beelzebub. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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