Definition of Lucifir
Lucifer (i. e. light-bringer), name given to Venus as the morning
star, and by the Church Fathers to Satan in interpretation of Isaiah xiv.
12.
- Wikipedia
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. (Zoöl.) A genus of free-
swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long
appendages.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (proper noun) A name or title of Satan, referring to him before his fall into sin.
- (proper noun) The planet Venus as the daystar.
lucifer- (UK) (obsolete) A self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).
1915: While you've a lucifer to light your fag,Smile, boys, that's the style. — George Asaf, song Pack up your Troubles
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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