English Explanatory Dictionary

Prince of Darkness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Satan; the Devil.
  2. A particularly evil person.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.

Word forms

Prince of Darkness Princes of Darkness

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Aduwallah Adversary Al-Shaytaan Antichrist archfiend Ash-Shaytan Azazel Beast Beelzebub bogey cosmocrat deceiver deuce Devil diablo Diabolus dickens Dragon Enemy Evil One Father of Lies Gog Iblis Jack Ketch leviathan lord of the flies Lucifer Mephistopheles Old Gentleman Old Hairy Old Harry Old Nick Old One Old Scratch Old Serpent Prince of Darkness Prince of Demons Prince of Evil Sam Scratch Satan Serpent shaitan Son of the Dawn
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