(as) black as the devil

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the devil down there!

2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. Looking into his eyes, I saw his heart was as black as the devil.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anat (1)	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Ruth (1)	ROOTH (English), ROOT (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
BjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Marinko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Callixtus	-	Late Roman
Sampson (2)	SAMP-sən	English