lord of the flies
Meanings
noun
- Beelzebub; Satan
- a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.
Pronunciation
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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.
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