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Beelzebub

[bee-el-zuh-buhb, beel-zuh-] / biˈɛl zəˌbʌb, ˈbil zə- /


NOUN
Prince of Darkness
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Reynolds helped supply Melville with a more Stygian idea, by exhorting his men to attack Mocha Dick as “though he were Beelzebub himself!” — a demon rather than a whale.

From New York Times May 2, 2020

With the goalie nowhere to be found, Beelzebub had a wide open cage that even the bendiest bender could have scored on.

From Golf Digest Jan. 26, 2020

McGehee, who is reportedly “super eager to put pen to paper,” told Deadline that the novel “has a lot of meaning embedded in it,” which should thrill Beelzebub.

From Washington Post Aug. 30, 2017

Beelzebub and Don Knotts is closer to the mark, but the oleaginous Texan is inarguably erudite.

From The New Yorker Nov. 1, 2015

He soon realizes that, lying next to him similarly battered, is his lieutenant, Beelzebub.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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