English Dictionary: daystar | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for daystar | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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.) |