| 词汇 | beelzebub |
| 词源 | Beelzebub. The devil or prince of the devils, whose name is mentioned several times in the Bible. Poet John Milton, in Par- adise Lost, makes him a fallen angel next to Satan in power. Originally a god of the Philistines, he was called Lord of the Flies because his statue, believed to be always coated with blood, attracted flies to it. |
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