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Lu⋅ci⋅fer
[loo-suh-fer] 
–noun
| 1. | a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven. |
| 2. | the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star. |
| 3. | (lowercase ) friction match. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE < L: morning star, lit., light-bringing, equiv. to lūci- (s. of lūx) light + -fer -fer
bef. 1000; ME, OE < L: morning star, lit., light-bringing, equiv. to lūci- (s. of lūx) light + -fer -fer
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| Lu·ci·fer (lōō'sə-fər) n.
[Middle English, from Old English, morning star, Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer, from lūcifer, light-bringer : lūx, lūc-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots + -fer, -fer.] |
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Lucifer
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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Language Translation for : Lucifer
Spanish:
cerilla, fósforo,
German:
das Streichholz,
Japanese:
マッチ
Lucifer
A name, traditional in Christianity, for the leader of the devils, an angel who was cast from heaven into hell because he rebelled against God. Lucifer is usually identified with Satan. The name Lucifer, which means “bearer of light” or “morning star,” refers to his former splendor as the greatest of the angels.
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Lucifer
O.E. Lucifer "Satan," also "morning star," from L. Lucifer "morning star," lit. "light-bringing," from lux (gen. lucis) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Belief that it was the proper name of Satan began with its used in Bible to translate Gk. Phosphoros, which translates Heb. Helel ben Shahar in Isaiah xiv.12 -- "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!" [KJV] The verse was interpreted by Christians as a reference to "Satan," because of the mention of a fall from Heaven, even though it is literally a reference to the King of Babylon (cf. Isaiah xiv.4). Lucifer match "friction match" is from 1831.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Lucifer
brilliant star, a title given to the king of Babylon (Isa. 14:12) to denote his glory.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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