lucifer

1. 1.

   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

   SynonymsSatanOld NickDevilBeelzebubthe TempterPrince of Darkness

   Broaderspiritual being

   Islam · religion

2. 2.

   a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky

   Synonymsmorning stardaystarPhosphorus

   Broaderplanet
3. 3.

   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”

   Synonymsmatchfriction match

   Broaderlighter

   Narrowerfuseekitchen matchsafety matchslow match

   Partsmatchstick

Other forms of lucifer

plural

lucifers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lucifer

What does lucifer mean?

lucifer means "(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lucifer?

lucifer has 3 syllables: lu-ci-fer. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˈlusəfɚ/.

What is another word for lucifer?

Close synonyms include Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Beelzebub, the Tempter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lucifer a common word?

lucifer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.