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Lu·ci·fer /ˈlusəfɚ/
魔鬼,撒旦
Lu·ci·fer n.
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 match1 made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
4. Zool. A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
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Lucifer
n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil
and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
[syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, the Devil, Beelzebub,
the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]
2: 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" [syn: match,
friction match]
Lucifer
brilliant star, a title given to the king of Babylon (Isa.
14:12) to denote his glory.