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Lucifer Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lucifer? [n] 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" [n] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lucifer: Beelzebub \| Devil \| friction match \| match \| Old Nick \| Prince of Darkness \| Satan \| Shaytan \| the Devil \| the Tempter Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lucifer: Aldebaran \| Apollyon \| Beelzebub \| Canicula \| celestial body \| comet \| daystar \| devil \| diablo \| Dog Star \| evening star \| fiend \| fixed stars \| heavenly body \| Hesper \| Hesperus \| His Satanic Majesty \| living sapphires \| lodestar \| morning star \| North Star \| Old Nick \| Old Scratch \| orb \| Phosphor \| Phosphorus \| polar star \| Polaris \| polestar \| Satan \| Satanas \| serpent \| Sirius \| sphere \| starry host \| stars \| the Adversary \| the archenemy \| the Arch-fiend \| the Common Enemy \| the Demon \| the Devil \| the Devil Incarnate \| the Evil One \| the Evil Spirit \| the Fiend \| the Foul Fiend \| the Old Enemy \| the Old Serpent \| the serpent \| the Tempter \| the Wicked One \| Venus \| Vesper See Also \| book matches \| fusee \| fuzee \| igniter \| ignitor \| kitchen match \| light \| lighter \| matchstick \| safety match \| slow match \| spiritual being \| supernatural being Lucifer In Webster's Dictionary \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.] 1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations ! --Is. xiv. 12. Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to, Satan. --Kitto. 2. Hence, Satan. How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . . . When he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. --Shak. 3. 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. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.

Lucifer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lucifer?

[n] 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"
[n] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Lucifer In Webster's Dictionary

\Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning
star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
   applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.

         How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
         the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground
         which didst weaken the nations !      --Is. xiv. 12.

         Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this
         passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan;
         in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since
         been applied to, Satan.               --Kitto.

2. Hence, Satan.

         How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes'
         favors! . . . When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
         Never to hope again.                  --Shak.

3. 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. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,
   having a slender body and long appendages.

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