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1. Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
   "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag";
   - match, friction match

1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
   - Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
    
2. A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
   - morning star, daystar, Phosphorus

Derived forms: Lucifers, lucifers

Type of: igniter, ignitor, light, lighter, major planet, planet, spiritual being, supernatural being

Encyclopedia: Lucifer, Bishop of Cagliari Lucifer Lucifer, the Light Bearer Lucifer, the Light-Bearer