daystar
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Definition of daystar
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(literary)The planet Venus as the morning star.
“Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus”
“Here dawn'd the daystar of Hesperia's fame, / Here herald glory first emblazed her name;”
“And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts;”
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noun
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(literary)The planet Venus as the morning star.
“Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus”
“Here dawn'd the daystar of Hesperia's fame, / Here herald glory first emblazed her name;”
“And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts;”
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(poetic)The Sun.
“I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).
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