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lucifer
/ˈlusəfɚ/
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What does lucifer mean?
noun
- Ellipsis of lucifer match, sulfur or phosphorus friction matches.
proper noun
- (literary) The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star).
- The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.
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proper noun
- Satan, the Devil.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlusəfɚ/
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Moreover, lucifer matches are not only poisonous but dangerous, as a child might set himself on fire with them.
“You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing.
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It would be entirely safe, even if it were built of lucifer matches.
On the other hand, there is a noble way of being ugly: a high-aspiring fiasco like the fall of Lucifer.
Rougemont made the earth one of the "morning stars" of Job, reduced to chaos by Lucifer and his followers, and thence developed in accordance with the nebular hypothesis.