noun
or load·star ˈlōdˌstär, -tȧ
Etymology: Middle English lodsterre, lodesterre, from lod, lode lode + sterre star — more at star
1. : a star that leads or guides ; especially : polestar 1
2. : someone or something that serves as a guiding star or as a focus of hope or attention
a strangely compelling … human lodestar whose influence half the time was unsuspected — Struthers Burt
inconstancy and opportunism were the lodestars of the day — Saturday Review