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Lucifer

American  
[loo-suh-fer] / ˈlu sə fər /

noun

  1. a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.

  2. the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star.

  3. (lowercase) friction match.

Lucifer 1 British  
/ ˈluːsɪfə /

noun

  1. the leader of the rebellion of the angels: usually identified with Satan

  2. the planet Venus when it rises as the morning star

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lucifer 2 British  
/ ˈluːsɪfə /

noun

  1. a friction match: originally a trade name for a match manufactured in England in the 19th century

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Lucifer 1 Cultural  

  1. Another name for Satan.

Lucifer 2 Cultural  

  1. A name, traditional in Christianity, for the leader of the devils, an angel who was cast from heaven into hell because he rebelled against God. Lucifer is usually identified with Satan. The name Lucifer, which means “bearer of light” or “morning star,” refers to his former splendor as the greatest of the angels.

Etymology

Origin of Lucifer

before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin: morning star, literally, light-bringing, equivalent to lūci- (stem of lūx ) light + -fer -fer

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No wonder Dante, the Florence-born author of the “Divine Comedy,” consigned counterfeiters to the eighth circle of hell, “just one rung higher than Lucifer in the ninth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Watching Gwendoline Christie play Lucifer Morningstar and Vivienne Acheampong embody The Dreaming’s librarian, Lucienne, ended much of the relatively limited fuss over those choices.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Luther, who has the sinister authority of a mild-mannered Lucifer in a wrinkled suit, makes to leave out of respect for Veronica’s wishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

It finally premiered on Netflix in August 2022 and featured some well known names including Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Jenna Coleman and Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

Lucifer moved inside, taking possession of the rug at the bottom of the basement steps.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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