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lord of the flies

lord of the flies noun: beelzebub; Satan.

Noun

lord of the flies

  1. Beelzebub; Satan
  2. (idiomatic) a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

lord of the flies meaning in Bengali

lord of the flies in Bengali

বিলজেবাব, শয়তান, একটি অর্থহীন অণুবিশ্বের নেতা

Origin of lord of the flies

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.

Questions about lord of the flies

What does lord of the flies mean?
Lord of the flies means beelzebub; Satan.
What is lord of the flies in Bengali?
Lord of the flies in Bengali is বিলজেবাব, শয়তান, একটি অর্থহীন অণুবিশ্বের নেতা. See Lord of the flies meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is lord of the flies?
Lord of the flies is a noun.

Words near lord of the flies in the dictionary

  1. lord of all one surveys
  2. lord of gingerbread
  3. Lord of Hosts
  4. Lord of Lords
  5. Lord of Misrule
  6. lord of the flies
  7. lord of the manor
  8. lord of the rings
  9. Lord only knows
  10. lord over
  11. lord paramount

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