lucifer

Speech parts

1. lucifer - Noun

2. Lucifer - Proper noun

Meaning

The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.

Hence, Satan.

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.

A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

satan beelzebub morning star Prince of Darkness daystar shaitan match venus devil phosphorus Old Nick Mephistopheles belial fallen angel friction match
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Antonyms

jesus god angel lord jehovah almighty
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Hypernyms

light planet lighter igniter ignitor major planet

Hyponyms

fusee fuzee slow match safety match book matches kitchen match

Phrases with the word

Lucifer sheartail as proud as lucifer lucifer's waterfall lucifer's food lucifer match Lucifer hummingbird

Anagrams

ferulic flueric

Examples

The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain near Babylon, where Lucifer is, at the head of the enemy. Ignatius of Loyola

Darkness as well as light. Or do I mean darkness, another kind of light? Lucifer would say so, and I have a weakness for fallen angels. Jeanette Winterson

Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality. Arnold Bennett

The devil will tempt Lucifer. Italian Proverb

A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican, are the four evangelists of Lucifer. Dutch Proverb

As proud as Lucifer. (14th century) English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Lucie Lucier lucifee Lucifer hummingbird lucifer match Lucifer sheartail