lucifer
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Lucifer¹
- /ˈluːsɪfə/ UK
Rhymes with -uːsɪfə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer (from lūx (“light”) + ferō (“bear, carry”)). Attested in Old English as Lūċifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend (“lightbearer”) also from the same Latin source. Application of the name to Satan results from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (whence also the corresponding sense of morning star).
proper noun
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The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star).
Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus
Similar: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus
- The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.
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Satan, the Devil.
Similar: Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan, Azazel, Beast, Beelzebub, bogey, cosmocrat, deceiver
lucifer²
noun lucifers
- Ellipsis of lucifer match, sulfur or phosphorus friction matches. The invention of the Lucifer Match has brought with it many dangers. In one year, in London, there were published thirty-nine accounts of serious conflagrations through children playing with lucifers, the igniting of the matches, and the careless use of them... To guard against the recurrence of the
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: satan, the devil, devil, old nick, beelzebub, match, friction match, the tempter, matches, daystar, hesperus, eosphorus, luciferianism, morning star, vesper, evenstar
Translations
Every language
name Venus, the morning star
| Español | lucero, lucífero |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Luzifer |
| Ελληνικά | Αφροδίτη Afrodíti |
| Română | luceafăr, luceafăr de dimineața |
| Русский | денни́ца denníca |
| עברית | הֵילֵל hēlēl |
name figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12
| Español | Lucifer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 루시퍼 Rusipeo |
| 日本語 | ルシファー Rushifā |
| 中文 | 路西法 Lùxīfǎ |
| हिन्दी | लूसिफ़र lūsifar |
| Português | Lúcifer |
| Français | Lucifer |
| Deutsch | Luzifer |
| Italiano | Lucifero |
| Ελληνικά | Εωσφόρος Eosfóros |
| Română | Lucifer |
| Русский | Люцифе́р Ljucifér |
| العربية | شَيْخ النَّار šayḵ an-nār |
| עברית | הֵילֵל בֶּן שַׁחַר helél ben shaḥár |
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title = {lucifer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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