morning star
morning star proper noun: the planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
Proper noun (1)
the morning star
- The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
- Near-synonyms: evening star, Hesperus
- The evening star is the morning star. (Hesperus is Phosphorus.)
- Synonyms:
- Phosphor, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, evening star, Hesperus
- The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
- Near-synonyms: evening star, Hermes
- Synonyms:
- Apollo, evening star, Hermes
Noun
morning star (countable and uncountable, plural morning stars)
- A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.
- Contrivances like these, except that the balls were armed with spikes, were long carried by the pioneers of the trained bands, or city militia, they are generally called morning stars.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, […], London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC, page 55
- Synonyms:
- holy-water sprinkle, holy water sprinkler, morgenstern
- Sleep or rheum, particularly that which is discharged at the eyes during sleep.
- We call it “morning star”. Funny name though. The real name is “eye crusts”.2019, PlaysPH, "What is the official name of the crusty stuff we develop around our eyes during sleep? And what causes it?", Quora
- Synonyms:
- morning glory
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Morning Star
(the) Morning Star
- Alternative letter-case form of morning star (“Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn”).
- Near-synonym: Evening Star
- As we now know, the Evening Star is the Morning Star.
- Synonyms:
- Evening Star
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
- Synonyms:
- Mary, mother of Jesus
- Synonym of Jesus.
- I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you a this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.1978, Bible (New International Version), Revelation 22:16
- Synonyms:
- Jesus
- The title of any of several newspapers.
morning star meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic
morning star in Tamil
- planet Venus as seen around dawn
- விடிவெள்ளி viṭiveḷḷi
morning star in Punjabi
- planet Venus as seen around dawn
- ਸਵੇਰ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾ saver dā tārā
morning star in Tagalog
- planet Venus as seen around dawn
- tala sa umaga
morning star in Arabic
- planet Venus as seen around dawn
- نَجْمَة الصَّبَاح
More languagesFewer languages
- morning star in Malay
- bintang barat, bintang johar, bintang kejora, bintang pagi
- morning star in Indonesian
- bintang kejora
- morning star in Thai
- ดาวประกายพรึก daao-bprà-gaai-prʉ́k
- morning star in Vietnamese
- sao Mai, chùy gai
Synonyms of morning star
- Phosphor
- Phosphorus
- Eosphorus
- Lucifer
- evening star
- Hesperus
- Apollo
- Hermes
- holy-water sprinkle
- holy water sprinkler
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- morgenstern
- morning glory
- Mary
- mother of Jesus
- Jesus
Forms of morning star
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | morningstar |
| Noun | |
| plural | morning stars |
Origin of morning star
From morning + star. Compare Middle English morwensterre, West Frisian moarnsstjer, Dutch morgenster, German Morgenstern, Swedish morgonstjärna, Icelandic morgunstjarna. Application to Satan derives, like the corresponding sense of Lucifer (which see), from what is probably a misinterpretation of Isaiah 14:12 (NIV: "How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!").
In reference to Mary, mother of Jesus, cf. Star of the Sea.
Questions about morning star
- What does morning star mean?
- Morning star means the planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
- What is morning star in Tamil?
- Morning star in Tamil is விடிவெள்ளி (viṭiveḷḷi). See Morning star meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is morning star?
- Morning star can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near morning star in the dictionary
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