Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lucifer

3 senses of lucifer

Sense 1
Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness -- ((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)
       INSTANCE OF=> spiritual being, supernatural being -- (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)

Sense 2
morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer -- (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)
       => planet, major planet -- ((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)

Sense 3
match, lucifer, friction match -- (lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag")
       => lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")