Prince of Darkness
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
Proper noun
[edit]Prince of Darkness (plural Princes of Darkness)
- (uncountable) Satan; the Devil.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan
- (by extension, countable) A particularly evil person.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.
- 1991, J. P. Timmons, chapter 11, in Mysterious Secrets of the Dark Kingdom:
- The highest level of promotion for a human in the Dark Kingdom is in the Ruler of Darkness hierarchy as a Prince of Darkness. A Prince or Princess of Darkness is among the elite in the Dark Kingdom and has the privileges of a Power.
Translations
[edit]Satan; the Devil
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Further reading
[edit]Prince of Darkness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia