| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Beelzebub |
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| (bee-EL-zuh-bub) Another name for Satan. Originally a Philistine god, he is called the Prince of Devils in the New Testament. | 1 |
| ‡ Beelzebub also appears in Milton’s Paradise Lost as one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan in power. | 2 |
| ‡ By extension, a “Beelzebub” is any demon or evil spirit. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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