Prince of Darkness en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Satan; the Devil.
- (broadly, countable) A particularly evil person.
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princes of Darkness | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Satan · cosmocrat · Enemy · Adversary · deuce · Old Hairy · lord of the flies · Prince of Evil · Al-Shaytaan · dickens · archfiend · Prince of Demons · Old Scratch · Devil · Diabolus · deceiver · Dragon · Serpent · Old Serpent · shaitan · Old One · Antichrist · Aduwallah · Prince of Darkness · Jack Ketch · leviathan · Evil One · Ash-Shaytan · Old Gentleman · Beelzebub · Old Nick · bogey · Son of the Dawn · Gog · Sam Scratch · Old Harry · Beast · Iblis · Azazel · Father of Lies · Lucifer · Mephistopheles · diablo
Translations (10)
sv mörkrets furste (Satan; the Devil) · it principe delle tenebre (Satan; the Devil) · fr prince des ténèbres (Satan; the Devil) · pt príncipe das trevas (Satan; the Devil) · ang þȳstra ealdor (Satan; the Devil) · mk Кнез на темнината (Satan; the Devil) · fi pimeyden ruhtinas (Satan; the Devil) · es príncipe de las tinieblas (Satan; the Devil) · de Fürst der Finsternis (Satan; the Devil) · he נסיך האופל (Satan; the Devil)