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Recent Examples of Beelzebub
Schmidt is said to be possessed by four entities that announce themselves as Beelzebub, betraying disciple Judas, Schmidt's abusive father Jacob and Mina (Jacob's lover and Schmidt's aunt).
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 June 2025
The Zeros are sworn to Evil and to its incarnate commander, Beelzebub (Fabrice Luchini), who barks his orders from a Versailles-like castle in the sky above the village.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 June 2025
The Zeros are sworn to Evil and to its incarnate commander, Beelzebub (Fabrice Luchini), who barks his orders from a Versailles-like castle in the sky above the village.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Beelzebub
Noun
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Exploring the world of the controversial Realm of Satan church, the documentary captures Satanists in both the everyday and the extraordinary, revealing their mystical world of magic, mystery, and misanthropy.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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That tandem had hired Dykes, and short of naming Satan the recruiting coordinator, the head coach was not going to be met with resistance.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
Noun
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In his mug shot, Anton bears little resemblance to the handsome devil from the earlier composite image.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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To play devil’s advocate to myself, though, this time around the contestants have air conditioning, which might have been a deal-breaker in order to get any contestants from The Golden Bachelor/ette there.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Once freed, the dream tries to repair his life by regaining his magical tools, which takes him to hell to visit Lucifer, played by Gwendoline Christie and in search of a deranged human, played by David Thewlis.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Known for its work on American Gigolo, Lucifer, The Amazing Race, the CSI franchise and more, Jerry Bruckheimer Television is also currently working on Fire Country, which heads into its fourth season on CBS in October, among other projects.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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“Beelzebub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beelzebub. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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