Definition of "daystar" []

• The morning star. (noun)
• The sun. (noun)

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• "Why is it that 99% of the versions drop Lucifer, son of the morning and replace it with "morning star" like the NIV or the "bright morning star" in the CEV or "daystar" in the Amplified Bible, which is one of Jesus 'titles in 2 Peter 1: 19, and in Rev 22: 16."
• "Why should this most great and lofty Cause -- the daystar of the firmament of true civilization and the cause of the glory, the advancement, the well-being and the success of all humanity -- be regarded as impossible of achievement?"
• "Salton's glowering daystar rose behind her shoulder, a fire upon the land obliterating shadow and coolth."