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1. (n.) Lucifer
a proud rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
2. Lucifer
the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star.
3. Lucifer
(l.c.)
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME, OE < L: morning star, lit., light-bringing =lūci-, comb. form of lūx light +-fer -fer)
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| Definition of 'Lucifer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
2. (noun) morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer
a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
3. (noun) match, lucifer, friction match
lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
"he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Lucifer
the planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon
2. (noun) Lucifer
hence, Satan
3. (noun) Lucifer
a match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco. See Locofoco
4. (noun) Lucifer
a genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Lucifer
name given to Venus as the morning star, and by the Church Fathers to Satan in interpretation of Isaiah xiv. 12.
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