English noun: Lucifer | |||
1. | Lucifer (person) (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell | ||
Synonyms | Beelzebub, Devil, Old Nick, Prince of Darkness, Satan, the Tempter | ||
Instance hypernym | spiritual being, supernatural being | ||
Domain category | faith, Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, religion, religious belief | ||
2. | Lucifer (object) a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky | ||
Synonyms | daystar, morning star, Phosphorus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | major planet, planet | ||
3. | lucifer (artifact) lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction | ||
Samples | He always carries matches to light his pipe. As long you've a lucifer to light your fag. | ||
Synonyms | friction match, match | ||
Broader (hypernym) | igniter, ignitor, light, lighter | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | book matches, fusee, fuzee, kitchen match, safety match, slow match | ||
Part holonym | matchstick | ||