Darkness

Dark·ness

The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
And darkness was upon the face of the deep.
— Gen. i. 2.
A state of privacy; secrecy.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.
— Matt. x. 27.
A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.
Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
— John. iii. 19.

Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out From all heaven's bounds.
— Milton.
Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.
A state of distress or trouble.
A day of clouds and of thick darkness.
— Joel. ii. 2.