Darkness and Evil

Darkness

Darkness noun - A time or place of little or no light.

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Evil and darkness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead a noun "Darkness".

Nearby Words: dark, darken, darkly, darkish

Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

Usage example: our free will allows us to choose between good and evil

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Darkness and evil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Darkness" instead a noun "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

human	human darkness	human evil
old	old darkness	old evil
full	full darkness	full evil
pure	pure darkness	pure evil
Other adjectives: complete, true, sheer, powerful, actual, real, extreme, bad, dark, cold, potential, inner, inherent, necessary, supernatural, greatest, literal.

Even though devils are associated with evil and darkness, they are no more inherently evil than humans or heavenly beings and most of them are on the protagonists' side.

Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows
Ninjago: In the season 2 finale, Lloyd, being the legendary Green Ninja, confronts his dad who had transformed into the evil Overlord Dragon, a barer of darkness and evil.

Source: Eating the Enemy
Eating the Enemy: In the season 2 finale, Lloyd, being the legendary Green Ninja, confronts his dad who had transformed into the evil Overlord Dragon, a barer of darkness and evil.

Source: Western Animation / Ninjago

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