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Darkness

-Ologies and -Isms | 1986 | Copyright

110. Darkness

achluphobia: an abnormal fear of darkness. Also called scotophobia .
fuliginosity: 1. the state or condition of being sooty or smoky.; 2. soot or smoke. —fuliginous , adj.
noctiluca: any thing or creature that shines or glows in the dark, especially a phosphorescent or bioluminescent marine or other organism. —noctilucine , adj.
noctimania: an abnormal love of the night.
nyctophobia: an abnormal fear of darkness or night.
obumbration: Rare. the act or process of darkening or obscuring.
sciophobia: an abnormal fear of shadows.
scotophobia: achluophobia.
scotopia: vision in dim light or darkness. See also photopia . —scotopic , adj.

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darkness

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darkness A symbol for what is evil: it encompasses the underworld (Ps. 143: 3), but is not impenetrable by God (Ps. 139: 12). it is the sphere of punishment (Ps. 35: 6) and will therefore be part of the experience of the day of the Lord which the prophets predicted (e.g. Amos 5: 18), thereby overturning popular expectation. In the Manual of Discipline of the Dead Sea scrolls there is an exposition of two spirits contending for victory who are called the Angel of Light and the Angel of Darkness; and a similar contrast is a theme of the gospel of John (John 3: 19).

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