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dark world

dark world noun: the realm beyond normal human perception; the world of the supernatural, occult or unknown.

Noun

dark world (plural dark worlds)

  1. The realm beyond normal human perception; the world of the supernatural, occult or unknown.
    • He has, of course, the right to speak authoritatively, and he laughs at my theory that there was a crack in Pansay's head and a little bit of the Dark World came through and pressed him to death.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 8
  2. The realm lacking the light of enlightenment, scripture, the truth, etc.
    • Israel was the candlestick, the Scriptures were the light, and the dark world without was to be made ready for receiving the light.1871, Edward Harold, The World and the Man, Ely: T.A. Hills and Son, page 6

Forms of dark world

pluraldark worlds

Questions about dark world

What does dark world mean?
Dark world means the realm beyond normal human perception; the world of the supernatural, occult or unknown.
What part of speech is dark world?
Dark world is a noun.
What is the plural of dark world?
The plural of dark world is dark worlds.

Words near dark world in the dictionary

  1. dark vowel
  2. dark vowels
  3. dark wave
  4. dark web
  5. dark woke
  6. dark world
  7. dark worlds
  8. dark-activity
  9. dark-adapted
  10. dark-blue snakeweed
  11. dark-eyed

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