Lucifer

ˈluːsɪfər

Definition

Definition of Lucifer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religionname for the devil in Christian belief

Lucifer is often depicted as a fallen angel.

morning star

Dated

another name for the planet Venus

Dated

Lucifer can be seen in the early morning sky.

daystar

Venus

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as proud as Lucifer

adj.

extremely proud or arrogant

He walked into the room as proud as Lucifer.

Origin of Lucifer

Latin, lux (light) + ferre (to carry)

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Luc.

abbr.

abr: Lucifer

name for the devil in some stories or religions

son of the morning

religion

title for the fallen angel Lucifer

Examples of Lucifer in a sentence

Lucifer's tale is central to many religious discussions.
Astronomers often refer to Venus as Lucifer.
Lucifer shines brightly just before dawn.

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French:Lucifer, étoile du matin, ...
German:Luzifer, ...
Italian:Lucifero, ...
Spanish:Lucifer, ...
Portuguese:Lúcifer, ...
Chinese:路西法, 金星, ...
Japanese:ルシファー, ...
Arabic:لُوسِيفَر, نَجْمَة الصُبْح, ...
Hebrew:לוּצִיפֶר, ...
Russian:Люцифер, ...
Ukrainian:Люцифер, ...
Hindi:लूसिफर, ...
Bengali:লুসিফার, ...
Catalan:Llucifer, Lúcifer, ...
Czech:Lucifer, Jitřenka, ...
Danish:Lucifer, ...
Dutch:Lucifer, ...
Greek:Εωσφόρος, ...
Hungarian:Lucifer, hajnalcsillag, ...
Khmer:លូស៊ីហ្វឺរ, ផ្កាយព្រឹក, ...
Korean:루시퍼, ...
Persian:لوسیفر, ...
Polish:Lucifer, Lucyfer, ...
Portuguese (BR):Lúcifer, ...
Romanian:Lucifer, Luceafărul, ...
Swedish:Lucifer, ...
Thai:ลูซิเฟอร์, ดาวประกายพรึก, ...
Turkish:Lucifer, ...
Vietnamese:Lucifer, sao Mai, ...

lucifer

ˈljuːsɪfər

Definition of lucifer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical match

Rare

friction match from 19th century England

Rare

He lit the candle with a lucifer.
He struck a lucifer to light his pipe.
The lucifer was used to ignite the stove.

igniter

lighter

match

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Origin of lucifer

Latin, lucifer (light-bringer)

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French:allumette à friction, ...
German:Streichholz, ...
Italian:lucifero, ...
Spanish:lúcifer, ...
Portuguese:fósforo de fricção, ...
Chinese:摩擦火柴, ...
Japanese:ルシファー, ...
Arabic:عُود ثِقاب لوسِيفِر, ...
Hebrew:גַּפְרוּר חִיכּוּךְ, ...
Russian:люцифер, ...
Ukrainian:сірник, ...
Hindi:लूसिफर, ...
Bengali:লুসিফার, ...
Catalan:llumí històric, ...
Czech:třecí zápalka, ...
Danish:lucifer, ...
Dutch:lucifer, ...
Greek:σπίρτο τριβής, ...
Hungarian:dörzsgyufa, ...
Khmer:ឈើគូស, ...
Korean:루시퍼, ...
Persian:کبریت, ...
Polish:zapałka, ...
Portuguese (BR):fósforo lucifer, ...
Romanian:chibrit, ...
Swedish:lucifer, ...
Thai:ไม้ขีดไฟลูซิเฟอร์, ...
Turkish:lucifer, ...
Vietnamese:que diêm, ...

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Definition of Lucifer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of Lucifer

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Definition of lucifer - Reverso English Dictionary

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