'Beelzebub' definitions:
Definition of 'Beelzebub'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]
Definition of 'Beelzebub'
From: GCIDE
- Beelzebub \Be*el"ze*bub\, n. The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'beelzebub'
From: Easton
- Beelzebub (Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies," or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god."
Definition of 'beelzebub'
From: Hitchcock
- Beelzebub, same as Baalzebub