NOUN | person | Lucifer, Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God |
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object | Lucifer, morning star, daystar, Phosphorus | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky | |
artifact | lucifer, match, friction match | lighter / lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical |
Sounds | luw'sahfer | |
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Rhymes | aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer... |
Meaning | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. | |
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Synonyms | Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness | |
Category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | The monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran |
religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | |
Instance of | spiritual being, supernatural being | An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
Spanish | Beelzebub, Belcebú, demonio, diablo, espíritu maligno, Lucifer, Luzbel, príncipe de las tinieblas, Satanás, Satán | |
Catalan | banyeta, Beelzebub, Belcebú, diable, dimoni, esperit maligne, Llucifer, príncep de les tenebres, Satanàs, Satan |
Meaning | A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky. | |
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Synonyms | morning star, daystar, Phosphorus | |
Broader | planet, major planet | (astronomy) any of the nine large / large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light |
Spanish | daystar, estrella matutina, lucero del alba | |
Catalan | daystar, estel del matí, estrella del matí |
Meaning | lighter / lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction. | |
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Example | "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" | |
Synonyms | match, friction match | |
Parts | matchstick | A short thin stick of wood used in making matches |
Narrower | fusee, fuzee | A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind |
kitchen match | A wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface | |
safety match, book matches | A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface | |
slow match | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly | |
Broader | lighter, light, igniter, ignitor | A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
Spanish | cerilla, fosforo, fósforo, lucifer | |
Catalan | llumí, lucifer, misto |
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