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LUCIFER
match, lucifer, friction match
(noun) lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; āhe always carries matches to light his pipeā; āas long youāve a lucifer to light your fagā
Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
(noun) (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lucifer (plural lucifers)
(British, archaic) A self-igniting match, ie. one which could be lit by striking on any surface (as opposed to safety matches which only light against the material on the side of the box).
Anagrams
• ferulic
Etymology
Proper noun
Lucifer
(literary) The planet Venus as the daystar.
Synonym: Phosphorus
Antonym: Vesper
(biblical) The King of Babylon who named himself after the planet Venus as mentioned in the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12.
A name applied to Satan by mistake by misinterpreting Isaiah 14:12.
Synonym: Thesaurus:Satan
Anagrams
• ferulic
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"ci*fer, n. Etym: [L., bringing light, n., the morning star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations ! Is. xiv. 12. Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to, Satan. Kitto.
2. Hence, Satan. How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . . . When he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Shak.
3. A match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco. See Locofoco.
4. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; āthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; āLet them eat cakeāā
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