Definitions for: Lucifer


[n] lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"
[n] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Beelzebub, Devil, friction match, match, Old Nick, Prince of Darkness, Satan, Shaytan, the Devil, the Tempter

See Also: book matches, fusee, fuzee, igniter, ignitor, kitchen match, light, lighter, matchstick, safety match, slow match, spiritual being, supernatural being

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