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morning star

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of morning star (“Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn”).
    alt-of
  2. The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
  3. A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.
    countable
  4. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
  5. The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
    uncommon
  6. Sleep or rheum, particularly that which is discharged at the eyes during sleep.
    Hong-Kong, Philippines, uncommon, uncountable
  7. Synonym of Jesus.
    uncommon
  8. The title of any of several newspapers.

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Examples

“Near-synonyms: evening star, Hesperus”
“The evening star is the morning star. (Hesperus is Phosphorus.)”
“Morn in the white wake⟳ of the morning star / Came furrowing all the orient into gold.”
“1979, Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, “The Rainbow Connection”, The Muppet Movie, Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment Who said that every wish⟳ would be heard and answered / When wished on the morning star? / Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it / And look⟳ what it's done so far.”
“Near-synonyms: evening star, Hermes”
“Contrivances like⟳ these, except that the balls were armed with spikes, were long carried by the pioneers of the trained bands, or city militia, they are generally called morning stars.”
“2019, PlaysPH, "What is the official name⟳ of the crusty stuff we develop⟳ around our eyes during sleep⟳? And what causes it?", Quora We call⟳ it “morning star”. Funny name⟳ though. The real name⟳ is “eye crusts”.”
“Near-synonym: Evening Star”
“As we now know⟳, the Evening Star is the Morning Star.”
“Who said that every wish⟳ would be heard and answered / When wished on the morning star? / Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it / And look⟳ what it's done so far.”
“I, Jesus, have⟳ sent my angel to give⟳ you a this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

morning sticks morning suit morning tea morning tent morning time morning voice

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