daystar
nounUK /ˈdeɪstɑː/ · US /ˈdeɪstɑɹ/
Etymology From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).
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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;1809, Joel Barlow, The Columbiad, book VI, l. 245:
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- 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;1865, Common English Version of the Bible, 2 Peter 1:19:
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Poetic The Sun.
- I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.