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Lucifer

noun Lu·ci·fer \ ˈlü-sə-fər \

Definition of Lucifer

1 —used as a name of the devil
2 : the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star
3 not capitalized : a friction match having as active substances antimony sulfide and potassium chlorate
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Luciferian

play \ˌlü-sə-ˈfir-ē-ən\ adjective

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Examples of lucifer in a Sentence

  1. Lucifer is depicted as a powerful but proud angel who leads a revolt against heaven.

Origin and Etymology of lucifer

Middle English, the morning star, a fallen rebel archangel, the Devil, from Old English, from Latin, the morning star, from lucifer light-bearing, from luc-, lux light + -fer -ferous — more at light

lucifer Synonyms

Synonyms

archfiend, Beelzebub, devil, fiend, Old Nick, Satan, serpent;

Related Words

deuce, dickens;

Mephistopheles;

LUCIFER Defined for English Language Learners

Lucifer

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Definition of Lucifer for English Language Learners

  • —used as a name of the Devil

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