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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).
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Beelzebub
Noun
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Not the one about Jesus’ life and death, but the one about his Second Coming, featuring the world’s best foils: the red dragon, i.e., Satan, and the beast from the sea, whom theologians later interpreted as the Antichrist.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Lister was Robert Forster’s business partner in Jackie Brown (1997) and the second son of Satan in Adam Sandler’s Little Nicky (2000).—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Play devil’s advocate, explore worst-case scenarios and invite constructive criticism.—
Mark Kane,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Against Djokovic, that battle can become a devil’s choice.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Other series stars include Boyd Holbrook as Corinthian, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven, David Thewlis as John Dee, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, among others.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Welling is also known for his roles in Cheaper by the Dozen, Lucifer, Draft Day and more.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Beelzebub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beelzebub. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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