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- noun idiomatic, biblical a
ruler over aworthless kingdom ; leader of a meaninglessmicrocosm .
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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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