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View Name: Lucifer


LUCIFER
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: LOO-sə-fər (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring". In Latin this name originally referred to the morning star, Venus, but later became associated with the chief angel who rebelled against God's rule in heaven (see Isaiah 14:12). Even later it became associated with Satan himself.
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