morning star

noun

1. a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
2. Also called holy water sprinkler, a medieval shafted weapon having a head in the form of a spiked ball.

morning star

noun

1. See evening star
   a planet, usually Venus, seen just before sunrise during the time that the planet is west of the sun Also calleddaystar Compare evening star

Word History and Origins

Origin of morning star¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Once activated, these cells—with a hefty body and shrunken branches all across the body like a morning star—link up into a barrier.

From Singularity Hub 

Venus, the planet, supposed to appear as a morning-star, as it sometimes does.

From Project Gutenberg

His round shield is made of burnished silver, and the head of his morning-star consists of a single cornelian.

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In the gray sky over the gray land the morning-star, alone and splendid, kept watch in the east.

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Morning-Star uttered these words with such a sprightly air, and so loud, that the caliph awaked.

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When she had eaten these she turned to a beautiful golden-haired animal like to the morning-star.

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