LUCIFER


Meaning of LUCIFER in English

[ 'lu:sɪfə ]

■ noun

1》 the Devil.

2》 literary the planet Venus when it rises in the morning.

3》 ( lucifer ) archaic a match.

Origin

OE, from L., 'light-bringing, morning star', from lux , luc- 'light' + -fer 'bearing'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.