LUCIFER


Meaning of LUCIFER in English

n.

In classical mythology, the morning star (the planet Venus at dawn), personified as a male figure.

Lucifer (Latin: "Light-Bearer") carried a torch and served as herald of the dawn. In Christian times, Lucifer came to be regarded as the name of Satan before his fall; it was thus used by John Milton in Paradise Lost .

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