daystar

American  

[dey-stahr] / ˈdeɪˌstɑr /

noun

1. a morning star.

2. the sun.

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daystar British  

/ ˈdeɪˌstɑː /

noun

1. a poetic word for the sun

2. another word for the morning star

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Etymology

Origin of daystar

before 1000; Middle English daysterre, Old English dægsteorra. See day, star

Example Sentences

"A brighter day is dawning," cried the famed Horace Mann, "and education is its daystar."

From Time Magazine Archive

“The day is approaching,” He similarly has written, “when the faithful will behold the daystar of justice shining in its full splendor from the dayspring of glory.”

From The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi

Shouldst thou reflect upon that which We have disclosed unto thee, the daystar of guidance would shine resplendent before thee in this everlasting morn, and thou wouldst be numbered therein with the pious.

From Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh

The Wise-         men were led to behold and to follow this daystar of vi:12 divine Science, lighting the way to eternal harmony.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

When the owls cry and the crickets chirp, my wife leaves my bed, and until the daystar appears, I lie alone, torn with curiosity, to know where she is, and what she is doing.

From Welsh Fairy Tales by Griffis, William Elliot