evening star

noun

1. a bright planet seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset, especially Venus.
2. any planet that rises before midnight.

evening star

noun

1. See morning star
   a planet, usually Venus, seen just after sunset during the time that the planet is east of the sun Compare morning star

Word History and Origins

Origin of evening star¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

The two knights clashed together on the bridge and Gareth brought the Evening-star groveling in a minute to his feet on his knees.

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Before the rising of the sun, it is called the morning-star, and after the setting, the evening-star.

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She has a sphere of her own, which has no more to do with our world than if she lived in the evening-star.

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She remained Istar, without any feminine suffix, and it was never forgotten that she was the evening-star.

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But the evening-star still shines in the heavens, and will ever shine there!

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