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Egyptian darkness

Syllables: Egypt·ian dark·nessUK/ɪˌd͡ʒɪpʃn̩ ˈdɑːknəs/US/əˌd͡ʒɪpʃən ˈdɑɹknəs/

Egyptian darkness noun: very intense darkness; pitch darkness.

Noun

Egyptian darkness (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Very intense darkness; pitch darkness.
    • Except for the shaft of light thrown by her own headlamps, the darkness was Egyptian.1933, Dorothy Sayers, Murder Must Advertise, Harcourt, Brace, page 146
    • 'An Egyptian darkness,' Demyan Lukich remarked, lifting the blind a little.1970, Margarete Orga, editor, The House on the Fontanka, Kimber, page 67

Origin of Egyptian darkness

From Egyptian (adjective) + darkness, referring to the ninth of the ten Plagues of Egypt which God inflicted on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to free the enslaved Israelites, described in Exodus 10:21–23 of the Bible (King James Version, spelling modernized): “And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven: and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.”

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Questions about Egyptian darkness

What does Egyptian darkness mean?
Egyptian darkness means very intense darkness; pitch darkness.
What part of speech is Egyptian darkness?
Egyptian darkness is a noun.
How do you pronounce Egyptian darkness?
Egyptian darkness is pronounced /ɪˌd͡ʒɪpʃn̩ ˈdɑːknəs/ (UK).

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