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morning star

noun

  1. a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
  2. Also called holy water sprinkler, a medieval shafted weapon having a head in the form of a spiked ball.


morning star

noun

  1. a planet, usually Venus, seen just before sunrise during the time that the planet is west of the sun Also calleddaystar Compare evening star
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of morning star1

First recorded in 1525–35
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Example Sentences

Security forces seized two assault rifles, a pistol, several arrows, two mobile phones, cash, more than 300 rounds of ammunition and a “morning star” flag — a separatist symbol — after the clash, Ramadhani said.

At greatest western elongation, it appears to be a morning star, rising well before the sun does, and at greatest eastern elongation, it’s an evening star, setting late.

He sat at a wooden block on the ground surrounded by separatists holding various weapons, with the morning star flag that is a separatist symbol.

“For with Jesus, the Risen Lord, no night will last forever; and even in the darkest night, the morning star continues to shine,’’ the pope said in his homily.

The researchers nicknamed the new star Earendel — Old English for “morning star.”

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