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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:

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Darkness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (266 words)
	Darkness is the absence of light, but earlier in history it was sometimes viewed as a substance in its own right, and appears in this form in some fantasy literature.
	In Western tradition, darkness is also associated with evil, evil entities (such as demons or Satan), and Hell or, especially in Egyptian mythology, the underworld.
	The darkness was also an important part of gnostic religious systems; it was usually associated with evil.

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