Hypertext Webster Gateway: "daystar"
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.)
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
daystar
n : a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the
eastern sky [syn: {morning star}, {Phosphorus}]
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