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Lucifer

noun as in satan

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The streaming era brought TV series based on American Gods, Good Omens, and even Lucifer, a character introduced in The Sandman.

From Time

In a video entitled “Some Have Said That General Flynn Prayed to Satan in a Recent Prayer,” host Paul Oebel gave Flynn a chance to rebut the growing right-wing controversy alleging he’s signed on with Lucifer.

Arrested Development, Lucifer, and Designated Survivor are among shows that Netflix has saved from another network’s trash bin.

From Fortune

In explaining him, some Yezidis likened him to Lucifer, whom the main Abrahamic traditions regard as the devil.

The star fell from grace like a leather jogging pant-clad, tattooed Lucifer.

And in her, the castles every story, was just another chamber of Lucifer's Laboratory.

The author of I, Lucifer crafts a werewolf novel that is intelligent, fast-moving, creative, and thrilling.

The king of Tyre, who affected to be like to God, shall fall under the like sentence with Lucifer.

But what is here said to him is commonly understood of Lucifer, the king over all the children of pride.

Furthermore, with the death of Albert Pike the cultus of Lucifer is said to have undergone a significant transfiguration.

Manifestation of the signature of Baal-Zeboub, generalissimo of the armies of Lucifer, written in fire upon the void.

He has done better than any other among the witnesses of Lucifer in his gleanings from Éliphas Lévi.

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What are other names for Lucifer?

Lucifer is popularly used as another name for the figure known as the Devil or Satan.

This figure also goes by many other names. Some of these names are literary epithets that emphasize supreme evilness, including:

Some names come from other specific figures that have also come to be synonymous with the Devil, including:

Sometimes, the Devil is called the Antichrist, though this name is more commonly used to refer to a separate Biblical figure.

Very informal nicknames for the Devil that are typically used in less serious contexts include:

Not all traditions use the name Lucifer for the figure generally known as the Devil. Read about other Devil names here.

The name Lucifer is also sometimes used as another name for the planet Venus. More on that in the next section.

What does the name Lucifer mean?

In Christianity, Lucifer is the name of a rebellious archangel who was cast out of heaven. The Bible does not specifically identify this angel as being the same figure as Satan. That connection was popularized by poet John Milton in his famous epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), which tells the story of the fallen angel Lucifer becoming Satan after a failed rebellion against God.

The name Lucifer comes from Latin and is variously translated as “morning star” or “light bringing.” In classic mythology, Lucifer was the name of the planet Venus, which was personified as a man holding a torch.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Lucifer, such as: satan, archangel, beast, beelzebub, devil, and mephistopheles.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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