daystar

plural daystars · alternative day star

1. literaryThe planet Venus as the morning star.

   Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus

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   Here dawn'd the daystar of Hesperia's fame, / Here herald glory first emblazed her name;

   1809, Joel Barlow, The Columbiad, book VI, l. 245

   And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts;

   1865, Common English Version of the Bible, 2 Peter 1:19

   Synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus

2. poeticThe Sun.

   I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.