Spiritual darkness is a lack of enlightenment, knowledge, discernment, insight, and understanding. Figurative darkness can also mean a very negative situation, circumstance or attitude and emotion.
absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night.
wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness.
obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.
lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness.
lack of sight; blindness.
