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prince of darkness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
prince of -dark-ness
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Satan; the Devil.

Uncountable

name

A particularly evil person.

Countable

name

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Princes of Darkness (plural)

Synonyms

Aduwallah Adversary Al-Shaytaan Antichrist archfiend Ash-Shaytan Azazel Beast Beelzebub bogey cosmocrat deceiver

Questions

What does prince of darkness mean?
Satan; the Devil.
Where does prince of darkness come from?
Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).

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