Definition of Morning star

1. Noun. A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky.

Exact synonyms: Daystar, Lucifer, Phosphorus
Generic synonyms: Major Planet, Planet

Definition of Morning star

1. Proper noun. The planet Venus as seen in the eastern sky around dawn. ¹

2. Noun. The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn. ¹

3. Noun. (context: less commonly) The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn. ¹

4. Noun. (military) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morning Star

morning gift
morning glories
morning glory
morning glory seeds
morning gun
morning impaired
morning kitchen
morning people
morning person
morning prayer
morning room
morning sickness
morning sleep
morning star
morning stars
morning suit
morning tea
morning teas
morning tent
morning time
morning vomiting
morning wood
morning woods
morning zoo
morning zoos
morningless
morningly
morningmare

Literary usage of Morning star

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"THE morning star" After the Sun the most important of the celestial divinities among the Plains tribes is the morning star (Venus). ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"VENUS will be morning-star till May 4, then evening-star the rest of the year. MARS will be evening-star till Feb. n, then morning-star the rest of the year ..."

3. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1915)
"John the Baptist was the Forerunner, the morning star. Christ was the Sun, the Light of the World. . . . The usage persisted as it had been originated ' (WM ..."

4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1794)
"Mr. Blair's Letter, relating to tht Capture of the morning star. E capture of the morning star, belonging to Dr. Irving and ..."

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