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Lucifer (l`sĭfər) [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan. In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning "Day Star," a name associated with the presumptuous King of Babylon in the Book of Isaiah. Some early Christian writers found a parallel in the Gospel of St. Luke, where Jesus refers to Satan falling like lightning from heaven. On this basis they identified Isaiah's "Day Star" with Satan and concluded that there was scriptural authority for designating him "light-bearer." In antiquity Lucifer was also the name given Venus as the morning star.

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Lucifer

In classical mythology, the morning star (the planet Venus at dawn), personified as a male figure. Lucifer (Latin: “Light-Bearer”) carried a torch and served as herald of the dawn. In Christian times, Lucifer came to be regarded as the name of Satan before his fall; it was thus used by John Milton in Paradise Lost.

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Lucifer

archangel; Satan’s name before his fall from Heaven. [Christian Hagiog.: Collier’s, XII, 143]

See : Angel

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Lucifer

rebel archangel who challenged God’s supremacy. [Christian Hagiog.: Collier’s, XII, 143]

See : Arrogance

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Lucifer

a Biblical name for Satan. [O.T.: Isaiah 14:12]

See : Devil

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lucifer

kitchen match; from Lucifer, fallen archangel. [Br. Folklore: Espy, 66]

See : Fire