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