god
Beelzebub
also: Belzebub, Ba'al Zebub, the devil
A name for the devil or chief demon, from the Hebrew Ba'al Zebub ('lord of the flies'); used in Madách's drama fragments as a colloquial epithet for the devil.
Reading notes
- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §3 Beelzebub
A name for the devil, from the Hebrew Ba'al Zebub ('lord of the flies'); here used by Ágnes to dismiss her half-brother Gáspár as diabolical company.