lucifer

Noun
  1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God;
    Tempter of mankind;
    Master of Hell (synset 109566482)
    referred to in:
    is an instance of: spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
    same as: beelzebub, devil, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter
  2. A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky (synset 109382368)
    is a type of: major planet, planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
    same as: daystar, morning star, phosphorus
  3. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical;
    Ignites with friction (synset 103733928)
    "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"
    is a type of: igniter, ignitor, light, lighter - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
    subtypes:
    • fusee, fuzee - a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
    • kitchen match - a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves
    • book matches, safety match - a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
    • slow match - match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly
    has: matchstick - a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
    same as: friction match, match

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