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Lucifer

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lucifer [Lat.,=light-bearing], in Christian tradition a name for Satan . In the Vulgate, Lucifer served as a translation of the Hebrew epithet meaning "Day Star," a name associated with the presumptuous King of Babylon in the Book of Isaiah. Some early Christian writers found a parallel in the Gospel of St. Luke, where Jesus refers to Satan falling like lightning from heaven. On this basis they identified Isaiah's "Day Star" with Satan and concluded that there was scriptural authority for designating him "light-bearer." In antiquity Lucifer was also the name given Venus as the... Read more
Lucifer
Lucifer the rebel archangel whose fall from heaven was supposed to be referred to in Isaiah 14:12; Lucifer was traditionally interpreted as the name of Satan before his fall, and gives rise to the expression proud as Lucifer. The name comes (in Old English) from Latin, ‘light-bringi... Read more
Lucifer
Lucifer A sarcastic reference (Isa. 14: 12) to the king of Babylon...heaven’, i.e. from his lofty power, and is translated Lucifer by the Vulgate and AV. Because the verse is partly quoted by Jesus (Luke 10: 18) with reference to Satan , Lucifer has since the time of Jerome been identified with ... Read more

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