LUCIFER
\lˈuːsɪfə], \lˈuːsɪfə], \l_ˈuː_s_ɪ_f_ə]\
Definitions of LUCIFER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"
By Princeton University
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
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lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Hence, Satan.
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A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
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The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; - applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Hence, Satan.
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A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
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The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; - applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Light-bringer: the planet Venus when it appears as the morning-star: Satan: a match of wood tipped with a combustible substance which is ignited by friction.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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