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Morning star
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- 1 The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
"Near-synonyms: evening star, Hesperus"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of morning star (“Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn”). alt-of
"Near-synonym: Evening Star"
- 3 The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn. uncommon
"Near-synonyms: evening star, Hermes"
- 4 Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
- 5 Synonym of Jesus. uncommon
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you a this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
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- 6 The title of any of several newspapers.
- 1 A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail. countable
"Contrivances like these, except that the balls were armed with spikes, were long carried by the pioneers of the trained bands, or city militia, they are generally called morning stars."
- 2 a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky wordnet
- 3 Sleep or rheum, particularly that which is discharged at the eyes during sleep. Hong-Kong, Philippines, uncommon, uncountable
"2019, PlaysPH, "What is the official name of the crusty stuff we develop around our eyes during sleep? And what causes it?", Quora We call it “morning star”. Funny name though. The real name is “eye crusts”."
Etymology
From morning + star. Compare West Frisian moarnstjer, Dutch morgenster, German Morgenstern, Swedish morgonstjärna, Icelandic morgunstjarna. Application to Satan derives, like the corresponding sense of Lucifer (which see), from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (NIV: "How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!").
From morning + star. Compare West Frisian moarnstjer, Dutch morgenster, German Morgenstern, Swedish morgonstjärna, Icelandic morgunstjarna. Application to Satan derives, like the corresponding sense of Lucifer (which see), from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (NIV: "How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!").
In reference to Mary, mother of Jesus, cf. Star of the Sea.
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