What does lodestar mean?
Definitions for lodestar
ˈloʊdˌstɑrlodestar
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Princeton's WordNet
lodestar, loadstarnoun
guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
lodestar, loadstarnoun
something that serves as a model or guide
GCIDE
Lodestarnoun
Something that serves as a guide or provides direction; a cynosure.
Lodestarnoun
Something that attracts attention or on which the atention is fixed; a cynosure.
Wiktionary
lodestarnoun
A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
lodestarnoun
A guiding tenet or principle.
Etymology: Compound of lode "journey, course", an archaic substantive from the verb to lead, and star. Cognate with Old Norse leiðarstjarna, German Leitstern. English from the 14th century as loode sterre, lood-sterre, lade-sterne, 15th century lode sterre, 16th century lode starre.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lodestar
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lodestar
A lodestar is a person, principle, or thing that serves as a guiding or leading figure, model, or inspiration. It is also a term used in astronomy referring to the North Star or Polaris, which has historically been used by travelers or navigators for guidance due to its static position in the sky.
Webster Dictionary
Lodestarnoun
a star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar; the cynosure
Lodestarnoun
same as Loadstar
Etymology: [Load, lode + star. See Lode.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lodestar in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lodestar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of lodestar in a Sentence
The world's third-largest economy, continues to take center stage in global macroeconomic developments, partly due to the sense that it operates as a lodestar for the trajectory of both developed and emerging economies.
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- الهاديArabic
- lodestarCzech
- lodestarDanish
- LeitsternGerman
- πολικός αστέραςGreek
- lodestarEsperanto
- estrella polarSpanish
- johtotähtiFinnish
- étoile polaireFrench
- lodestarIrish
- vezércsillagHungarian
- pedomanIndonesian
- stella PolareItalian
- לודסטרHebrew
- 指導原理Japanese
- veluti astrum conductoriumLatin
- poolsterDutch
- lodestarNorwegian
- gwiazda polarnaPolish
- lodestarPortuguese
- Steaua polarăRomanian
- путеводная звездаRussian
- ledstjärnaSwedish
- ngôi sao dẫn đườngVietnamese
- 北極星Chinese
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