Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness proper noun: satan; the Devil.
Proper noun
Prince of Darkness (plural Princes of Darkness)
- Satan; the Devil.
- Synonyms:
- Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast, Beelzebub, bogey
- A particularly evil person.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.
- 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.1991, J. P. Timmons, chapter 11, in Mysterious Secrets of the Dark Kingdom
Synonyms of Prince of Darkness
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- deceiver
- deuce
- Devil
- diablo
- Diabolus
- dickens
- Dragon
- Enemy
- Evil One
- Father of Lies
- Gog
- Iblis
- Jack Ketch
- lord of the flies
- Lucifer
- Mephistopheles
- Old Gentleman
- Old Hairy
- Old Harry
- Old Nick
- Old One
- Old Scratch
- Old Serpent
- Prince of Demons
- Prince of Evil
- Sam Scratch
- Satan
- Serpent
- shaitan
- Son of the Dawn
Forms of Prince of Darkness
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Origin of Prince of Darkness
Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
Questions about Prince of Darkness
- What does Prince of Darkness mean?
- Prince of Darkness means satan; the Devil.
- What part of speech is Prince of Darkness?
- Prince of Darkness is a proper noun.
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