# lord of the flies

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Beelzebub; Satan
2. a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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