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The English phrase “Prince of Darkness” is a translation of a Latin phrase, princeps tenebrarum.  Princeps is a noun meaning “First one” or “Leader.” It would, in time, expand in meaning to include ideas such as “first in time or order; the first, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble; the first man, first person.” InContinue reading “On the Prince of Darkness: Etymology”