What is "prince of darkness"

Prince \Prince\, n. [F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first, chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, a., and Capacious.]

1. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female.
   --Wyclif (Rev. i. 5).

   Go, Michael, of celestial armies prince.
   --Milton.

   Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex.
   --Camden.

2. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood.
   --Shak.

3. A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries. In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family.

4. The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is pre["e]minent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players. ``The prince of learning.''
   --Peacham.

   Prince-Albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for men.

   Prince of the blood, Prince consort, Prince of darkness. See under Blood, Consort, and Darkness.

   Prince of Wales, the oldest son of the English sovereign.

   Prince's feather (Bot.), a name given to two annual herbs ( Amarantus caudatus and Polygonum orientale), with apetalous reddish flowers arranged in long recurved panicled spikes.

   Prince's metal, Prince Rupert's metal. See under Metal.

   Prince's pine. (Bot.) See Pipsissewa.

Darkness \Dark"ness\, n.

1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.

   And darkness was upon the face of the deep.
   --Gen. i.

2. 2. A state of privacy; secrecy.

   What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.
   --Matt. x. 27.

3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.

   Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
   --John. iii. 19.

   Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From all heaven's bounds.
   --Milton.

4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.

5. A state of distress or trouble.

   A day of clouds and of thick darkness.
   --Joel. ii. 2.

   Prince of darkness, the Devil; Satan. ``In the power of the Prince of darkness.''
   --Locke.

   Syn: Darkness, Dimness, Obscurity, Gloom.

   Usage: Darkness arises from a total, and dimness from a partial, want of light. A thing is obscure when so overclouded or covered as not to be easily perceived. As tha shade or obscurity increases, it deepens into gloom. What is dark is hidden from view; what is obscure is difficult to perceive or penetrate; the eye becomes dim with age; an impending storm fills the atmosphere with gloom. When taken figuratively, these words have a like use; as, the darkness of ignorance; dimness of discernment; obscurity of reasoning; gloom of superstition.

Prince of Darkness is a box set of four CDs by Ozzy Osbourne released in 2005. The first two CDs are Osbourne's solo work containing various studio recordings, live tracks, b-sides, demos and outtakes, and the last two CDs are collaborations on disc three and cover songs on disc four. The cover versions were recorded for this box set compilation, but were released on a stand-alone album entitled Under Cover later in the year.

Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural horror film directed, written and scored by John Carpenter. The film is the second installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy", which began with The Thing (1982) and concludes with In the Mouth of Madness (1995).

__NOTOC__Prince of Darkness is a term used in John Milton's poem Paradise Lost referring to Satan as the embodiment of evil. It is an English translation of the Latin phrase princeps tenebrarum.

Prince of Darkness may also refer to:

Prince of Darkness is a compilation album by Alice Cooper released in 1989. There is no new material released on the album; however the live version of "Billion Dollar Babies" (Live) was only released as the B-Side to the RCA single of " He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" thus making this CD it's only official digital release.

Prince of Darkness is the fourth album by rapper Big Daddy Kane, which was released October 29, 1991, on Cold Chillin' Records. The album features guest appearances from Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes, and features the singles " Groove with It", "Raw ’91" and " The Lover in You".

Prince of Darkness is the third studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu. It is the band's first album to feature lead vocalist Dominic LaVey. The album was released September 1996 by Cleopatra Records in the United States and Canada, and in August 1996 in the United Kingdom and Germany on Hades Records. In September 1996, the album reached number two in the German Independent charts.This is NOSFERATU's best selling album in Germany and their 4th best selling album world-wide realising over 7,000 copies sold.