morning star
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morning star¹
Where it comes from
From morning + star. Compare Middle English morwensterre, West Frisian moarnsstjer, Dutch morgenster, German Morgenstern, Swedish morgonstjärna, Icelandic morgunstjarna. Application to Satan derives, like the corresponding sense of Lucifer (which see), from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (NIV: "How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!").
proper noun the morning star · morningstar
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The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
Near-synonyms: evening star, Hesperus
Similar: Phosphor, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, evening star, Hesperus
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The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
Near-synonyms: evening star, Hermes
Similar: Apollo, evening star, Hermes
noun morning stars · morningstar
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A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.
Contrivances like these, except that the balls were armed with spikes, were long carried by the pioneers of the trained bands, or city militia, they are generally called morning stars.
Similar: holy-water sprinkle, holy water sprinkler, morgenstern
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Sleep or rheum, particularly that which is discharged at the eyes during sleep.
2019, PlaysPH, "What is the official name of the crusty stuff we develop around our eyes during sleep? And what causes it?", Quora
We call it “morning star”. Funny name though. The real name is “eye crusts”.
Similar: morning glory
Morning Star²
Where it comes from
In reference to Mary, mother of Jesus, cf. Star of the Sea.
proper noun
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Alternative letter-case form of morning star (“Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn”).
Near-synonym: Evening Star
Similar: Evening Star
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Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
Similar: Mary, mother of Jesus
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Synonym of Jesus.
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you a this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.
Similar: Jesus
- The title of any of several newspapers.
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name planet Venus as seen around dawn
| Español | lucero del alba, estrella del alba, lucífero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샛별 saetbyeol |
| 日本語 | 明けの明星 ake no myōjō |
| 中文 | 晨星 chénxīng, 啟明 /启明 qǐmíng |
| Português | estrela-d'alva |
| Français | étoile du matin, éstoile du matin |
| Deutsch | Morgenstern |
| Italiano | stella del mattino, lucifero |
| Ελληνικά | Εωσφόρος Eosfóros |
| Română | luceafăr, luceafărul de dimineață, steaua dimineții |
| Русский | у́тренняя звезда́ útrennjaja zvezdá, денни́ца denníca |
| Tiếng Việt | sao Mai |
| العربية | نَجْمَة الصَّبَاح |
| עברית | הֵילֵל בֶּן שָׁחַר helél ben sháḥar, אַיֶּלֶת הַשָׁחַר ayélet ha-sháḥar |
noun weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff
| Español | lucero del alba |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | モーニングスター mōningu sutā |
| Português | maça de espinhos |
| Français | étoile du matin |
| Deutsch | Morgenstern |
| Italiano | stella del mattino, mazza ferrata |
| Русский | моргенште́рн morgenštɛ́rn |
| Tiếng Việt | chùy gai |
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title = {morning star},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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