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lord of the flies

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  • noun idiomatic, biblical a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

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The English-language translation of the Hebrew word בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'būb, "fly-lord, Beelzebub"), which in turn is a mistranslation of the name of the Semitic devil Baal-zevuv.

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