Lord of the Flies

noun

1. a novel (1954) by William Golding.

Lord of the Flies

noun

1. a name for Beelzebub

Lord of the Flies

1. (1954) A dark, allegorical novel by the British writer William Golding about a group of boys stranded on a desert island. Despite their attempts to establish a civilized democratic society, the boys eventually revert to totalitarianism and primitive savagery. Golding won the 1983 Nobel Prize for literature.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lord of the Flies¹

translation of Hebrew: see Beelzebub

Example Sentences

Think “Survivor” meets “Lord of the Flies” meets “Dodgeball,” reimagined by Quentin Tarantino.

From Washington Post