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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness..
He was a nyctophiliac; he found peace in the darkness and couldn't bear the weight of the light, putting him on the spot, revealing how he was nothing now.
Is it surprising that many witches are nyctophiliacs? The notion that magic is more prevalent and magicians more powerful after the sun sets is an old and respected belief, so much so that the hour of midnight is called the Witching Hour.
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Nyctophiliac means (rare) A nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness..
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He was a nyctophiliac; he found peace in the darkness and couldn't bear the weight of the light, putting him on the spot, revealing how he was nothing now.
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