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English Dictionary: daystar by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daystar
n
  1. a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
    Synonym(s): morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Day-star \Day"-star`\ (-st[aum]r`), n.
      1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.
  
                     A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star
                     arise in your hearts.                        --2 Peter i.
                                                                              19.
  
      2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]
  
                     So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon
                     repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and
                     with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the
                     morning sky.                                       --Milton.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Daystar
      which precedes and accompanies the sun-rising. It is found only
      in 2 Pet. 1:19, where it denotes the manifestation of Christ to
      the soul, imparting spiritual light and comfort. He is the
      "bright and morning star" of Rev. 2:28; 22:16. (Comp. Num.
      24:17.)
     
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