Lucifer
a proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who fell from heaven.
the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star.
(lowercase) friction match.
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The streaming era brought TV series based on American Gods, Good Omens, and even Lucifer, a character introduced in The Sandman.
Netflix’s Mesmerizing Sandman Adaptation Is Well Worth the Decades-Long Wait | Judy Berman | August 5, 2022 | TimeIn a video entitled “Some Have Said That General Flynn Prayed to Satan in a Recent Prayer,” host Paul Oebel gave Flynn a chance to rebut the growing right-wing controversy alleging he’s signed on with Lucifer.
Michael Flynn to QAnon Believers: I’m Not a Satanist! | Will Sommer | October 8, 2021 | The Daily BeastArrested Development, Lucifer, and Designated Survivor are among shows that Netflix has saved from another network’s trash bin.
In explaining him, some Yezidis likened him to Lucifer, whom the main Abrahamic traditions regard as the devil.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe star fell from grace like a leather jogging pant-clad, tattooed Lucifer.
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And in her, the castles every story, was just another chamber of Lucifer's Laboratory.
Facebook Post By Chardon Ohio High School Shooting Suspect T.J. Lane | | February 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe author of I, Lucifer crafts a werewolf novel that is intelligent, fast-moving, creative, and thrilling.
The king of Tyre, who affected to be like to God, shall fall under the like sentence with Lucifer.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBut what is here said to him is commonly understood of Lucifer, the king over all the children of pride.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousFurthermore, with the death of Albert Pike the cultus of Lucifer is said to have undergone a significant transfiguration.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteManifestation of the signature of Baal-Zeboub, generalissimo of the armies of Lucifer, written in fire upon the void.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteHe has done better than any other among the witnesses of Lucifer in his gleanings from Éliphas Lévi.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
British Dictionary definitions for lucifer (1 of 2)
/ (ˈluːsɪfə) /
a friction match: originally a trade name for a match manufactured in England in the 19th century
British Dictionary definitions for Lucifer (2 of 2)
/ (ˈluːsɪfə) /
the leader of the rebellion of the angels: usually identified with Satan
the planet Venus when it rises as the morning star
Origin of Lucifer
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Cultural definitions for Lucifer (1 of 2)
Another name for Satan.
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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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