Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Prince of Darkness (plural Princes of Darkness)

1. (uncountable) Satan; the Devil.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan

2. (by extension, countable) A particularly evil person.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince,‎ darkness.
   • 1991, J. P. Timmons, Mysterious Secrets of the Dark Kingdom, chapter 11:

     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.

Translations

Satan; the Devil

Finnish: pimeyden ruhtinas (fi) French: prince des ténèbres (fr) m German: Fürst der Finsternis m Hebrew: נסיך האופל‎ m (Nesikh haOfel) Macedonian: Кнез на темнината m (Knez na temninata) Old English: þȳstra ealdor m Portuguese: príncipe das trevas m Spanish: príncipe de las tinieblas m

Further reading

• Prince of Darkness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia