Usually means: Children's descent into savage behavior.
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  1. lord of the flies: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  3. lord of the flies: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lord of the flies)

▸ noun:  Beelzebub; Satan
▸ noun:  (idiomatic, biblical) a ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.

Similar:
Beelzebub, Lucifer, Astaroth, Mephisto, Satanael, Abaddon, Satan, Astarot, Old Serpent, beast, more...

Opposite:
civilization, order, society

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Similar:
Beelzebub, Lucifer, Astaroth, Mephisto, Satanael, Abaddon, Satan, Astarot, Old Serpent, beast, more...

Opposite:
civilization, order, society



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