lord of the flies
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lord of the flies
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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.
noun
- Beelzebub; Satan
- a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.
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title = {lord of the flies},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lord%20of%20the%20flies},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
