lucifer
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1. lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | fusee, fuzee, |
definition | : | a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | kitchen match, |
definition | : | a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | book matches, safety match, |
definition | : | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | slow match, |
definition | : | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | matchstick, |
definition | : | a short thin stick of wood used in making matches (noun.artifact) |
2. a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky (noun.object)
hypernym | : | major planet, planet, |
definition | : | (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 (noun.object) |
3. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell (noun.person)
domain category | : | faith, religion, religious belief, |
definition | : | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism, |
definition | : | the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | satanic, |
definition | : | of or relating to Satan (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | satanic, |
definition | : | of or relating to Satan (adj.pert) |
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