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lord of the flies

noun

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ, “fly-lord, Beelzebub”), which in turn is a mistranslation of the name of the Semitic devil Baal-zevuv.

  1. derived from בַּעַל זְבוּב — “fly-lord, Beelzebub”

Definitions

  1. Beelzebub

    Beelzebub; Satan

  2. a ruler over a worthless kingdom

    a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

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