Beelzebub - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Beelzebub :  (noun)

1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, the Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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."



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:

Beelzebub, same as Baalzebub



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:
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