Origin and Meaning of Lucifer

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Lucifer

Latin

Meaning of Lucifer

The name Lucifer is derived from the Latin words "lux" - "light" and "ferre" - "to bring".

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Lucifer was a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star", the planet Venus. In modern and late Medieval Christian thought, Lucifer is usually a fallen angel commonly associated with Satan, the embodiment of evil and enemy of God.

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