Prince of Darkness
Meaning
- (uncountable) Satan; the Devil.
- (broadly, countable) A particularly evil person.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prince, darkness.
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Etymology
Calque of Latin prīnceps tenebrārum, used in the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
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