"lord of the flies" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lord of the flies.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|hbo|בַּעַל זְבוּב|t=fly-lord, Beelzebub|tr=baʿal zəḇûḇ}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ, “fly-lord, Beelzebub”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} lord of the flies
  1. Beelzebub; Satan Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-lord_of_the_flies-en-noun-d7kiPvCK Disambiguation of Christianity: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. (idiomatic, biblical) a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-lord_of_the_flies-en-noun-0dbuTq9j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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