Lucifer

G.H. Frezza, Lucifer, 1704

Meaning

Proper Noun

The planet Venus as the daystar.
The King of Babylon who named himself after the planet Venus as mentioned in the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12.
Satan, the Devil.

Origin

From Middle English Lucifer, from Latin lucifer, from lūx + ferō. Attested in Old English as Lūcifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend also from the same Latin source. Application of the name to Satan results from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12.

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