noun
Meaning 1
Beelzebub; Satan
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
lord of the flies
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noun
Meaning 2
a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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History
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.