| 单词 | lord of flies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLord of Flies a. Also Lord of Flies. Beelzebub; the devil. [After Hebrew ba'al-zĕḇūḇ, usually interpreted to mean ‘fly-lord’ (see Beelzebub n.); compare (after Hebrew) post-classical Latin princeps muscarum Beelzebub, lit. ‘ruler of the flies’ (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine).] ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. N.T. iii. 343 The Iewes well knew that the Gods of the heathen were no other then Deuils; Amongst whom..the Lord of Flies..was held the chiefe. 1671 M. D'Assigny in tr. P. Gautruche Poet. Hist. i. xv. 102 Baalzebub, the Lord of Flies, was the God of Ekron, a City of the Philistines. 1727 G. De Gols Theologico-philos. Diss. concerning Worms i. i. 19 He is call'd Lord of the Flies..because whenever they sacrific'd to him, the Swarms of Flies, which at that time molested the country, died. 1856 J. M. Daniell Spiritual Anat. 110 We are far too near the buzzings of Beelzebub, the lord of the flies! 1894 A. Reid New Party (1895) 284 I should be ready to make an alliance with ‘the lord of the flies’—Beelzebub himself. 1948 A. Huxley Ape & Essence (1949) 90 The Lord of Flies, who is also the Blowfly in every individual heart. 2002 G. Duncan I, Lucifer (2003) 1 I, Lucifer, Fallen Angel, Prince of Darkness, Bringer of Light, Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies..have decided—oo-la-la!—to tell all. < as lemmas |
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