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morning star

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morning star
n.
A planet, especially Venus, visible in the east just before or at sunrise.
morning star
Noun
a planet, usually Venus, seen just before sunrise
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Noun1.morning starmorning star - a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
daystar, Lucifer, Phosphorus
major planet, planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
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And looking across space with instruments, and intelligences such as we have scarcely dreamed of, they see, at its nearest distance only 35,000,000 of miles sunward of them, a morning star of hope, our own warmer planet, green with vegetation and grey with water, with a cloudy atmosphere eloquent of fertility, with glimpses through its drifting cloud wisps of broad stretches of populous country and narrow, navy-crowded seas.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
In his hand they placed a lance, on which he leant to keep himself from falling, and as soon as they had him thus fixed they bade him march forward and lead them on and give them all courage; for with him for their guide and lamp and morning star, they were sure to bring their business to a successful issue.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
All night long he watches the stars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he is silent.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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