LUCIFER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Lucifer

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English Lucifer, from Latin, ‘light-bringing, morning star’, from lux, luc- ‘light’ + -fer ‘bearing’. Lucifer (sense 1) is by association with the ‘son of the morning’ (Isa. 14:12), believed by Christian interpreters to be a reference to Satan

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈluːsɪfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the planet Venus when it rises in the morning.

Short Definition:

planet Venus when it rises in morning

Definition:

a match struck by rubbing it on a rough surface.

Short Definition:

match struck by rubbing it on rough surface

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