as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell Beelzebub himself could not change her mind

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Recent Examples of Beelzebub Fraser was bedeviled by Elizabeth Hurley’s Beelzebub in Bedazzled (2000), earned career-best reviews for the Vietnam drama The Quiet American (2002), and landed a role in the Best Picture-winning Crash (2004). Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024 In truth, the Satanist movement is more about separation of church and state than actually praising Beelzebub. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 May 2024 Cue Beelzebub herself, who arrives with a contract granting him seven wishes in exchange for his soul. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2023 Apple Somewhere, ol' Beelzebub is putting on his thickest coat because Apple has endorsed a right-to-repair bill, suggesting hell has frozen over. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023 The demon party really takes off at that point, with two more hellhounds joining Doja in the attic for a Beelzebub dance party. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2023 In the finale, it’s revealed that Gabriel had slowly formed a romantic relationship with the head demon Beelzebub (Shelley Conn) following the events of the first season, when Heaven and Hell called off the first apocalypse thanks to Crowley and Aziraphale. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 July 2023 Like many presentations of the devil from the 17th century onward, the Judge, who may or may not be Beelzebub, is a fiddle player. Caine O'Rear, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023 Returning this season in new roles are Miranda Richardson as demon Shax, Maggie Service as Maggie and Nina Sosanya as Nina, with new faces joining the misfits in Heaven and Hell: Liz Carr as angel Saraqael, Quelin Sepulveda as angel Muriel and Shelley Conn as demon Beelzebub. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 June 2023
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Noun
  • The posts alleged world affairs were controlled by a vast conspiracy of Democrats – who also worshiped Satan and abused children – and that Trump was part of a secret plan to vanquish them.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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  • For example, they are allowed to make an educational point by playing devil’s advocate in a class debate on contemporary American politics.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Campbell plays Chief Dandridge, the head of police in a Michigan town gripped by a Satanic panic in the late 1980s — although the actual devil might also be lurking — and trying to solve a murder case that sets off the panic.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Deadline broke the news that Tom Ellis (Lucifer) joined Season 2 in the role of Baird College professor Oliver, who is married to Lucy’s teacher Marianne (Gabriella Pession).
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Kelly and her sister have shared cool sister-bonding experiences In a 2019 segment for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly, Alyssa and their mom Jeanne were treated to a private tour of their favorite show Lucifer, led by lead actor Tom Ellis.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024

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“Beelzebub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beelzebub. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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