"Prince of Darkness" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Princes of Darkness [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|prīnceps tenebrārum}} Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Princes of Darkness|head=Prince of Darkness}} Prince of Darkness (plural Princes of Darkness)
  1. (uncountable) Satan; the Devil. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Satan Translations (Satan; the Devil): pimeyden ruhtinas (Finnish), prince des ténèbres [masculine] (French), Fürst der Finsternis [masculine] (German), נסיך האופל (Nesikh haOfel) [masculine] (Hebrew), principe delle tenebre (Italian), Кнез на темнината (Knez na temninata) [masculine] (Macedonian), þȳstra ealdor [masculine] (Old English), príncipe das trevas [masculine] (Portuguese), príncipe de las tinieblas [masculine] (Spanish), mörkrets furste (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Prince_of_Darkness-en-name-yScLyv3C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 6 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 0 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 0 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 93 0 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 95 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 76 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 27 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 8 11 Disambiguation of 'Satan; the Devil': 98 1 1
  2. (by extension, countable) A particularly evil person. Tags: broadly, countable
    Sense id: en-Prince_of_Darkness-en-name-LOVuRsb0
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.
    Sense id: en-Prince_of_Darkness-en-name-78epdN2s

Inflected forms

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