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lodestar
/ ˈləʊdˌstɑː /
noun
- a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference
- something that serves as a guide or model
lodestar
/ lōd′stär′ /
- A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lodestar1
C14: literally, guiding star. See lode
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Example Sentences
Invoking Wilberforce allows conservatives like DeMint to pretend that he, not Calhoun, is their moral lodestar and inspiration.
From The Daily Beast
Every man must have a woman as a lodestar; you are to be that to me.
From Project Gutenberg
"Lodestar" really was a good word for the attraction, I thought, and I would repeat it to the chauffeur.
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The lodestar of his hopes is liberty, his main end the establishment of "a free commonwealth."
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She was immediately spellbound by Franz's music, and he became the lodestar of her dreams.
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What do they say up in the carbonate camp about the Lodestar business?
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