01 n. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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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.
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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.
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A match{1} made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco. Also: lucifer match, locofoco, friction match See: Locofoco
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A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.(Zool.)