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Darkness - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Barbarism, Blindfolding, Blinding, Blur, Cataract, Dark

Darkness is the absence of light. As a metaphor, it is also the lack of knowledge (ignorance). It is also associated with mystery and with unknown things. In Western tradition, darkness is also associated with evil, evil entities (such as demons or Satan), and Hell or the underworld (see Dark ages). The love of darkness is called lygophilia.

There are several other meanings of darkness:

Example Usage of Darkness
The1withthepen: @mldrfan and it was originally called "Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness"...and Evil Dead was originally called "The Book of the Dead"
shanchere: Sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of Darkness comes the light. ~Jean Giraudoux
HoodWords: Sadness flies on the wings of the morning and out of the heart of Darkness comes the light. ~Jean Giraudoux
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