ルシファー

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Meanings

1

Lucifer; the Devil; Satan

Specifically in Christian contexts, referring to the fallen angel.

キリスト教きょうでは、ルシファーは堕だ天てん使しとされている。
In Christianity, Lucifer is considered a fallen angel.

2

Lucifer; Venus; the Morning Star

Astronomical/poetic name for the planet Venus as the morning star.

明あけの明みょう星じょうはルシファーとも呼よばれる。
The morning star is also called Lucifer.

3

Extended use: a devilish or demonic figure, not necessarily the biblical Lucifer.

彼かれはまるでルシファーのような悪あく魔ま的てきな魅み力りょくを持もっている。
He has a devilish charm, almost like Lucifer.

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Related words

サタン sense 1
サタン is the more common Japanese term for Satan in everyday and religious speech, while ルシファー carries specifically Christian/literary connotations tied to the fallen angel myth.
悪あく魔まN3sense 3
悪魔 is the general Japanese word for any devil or demon, whereas ルシファー is used for a specific devilish figure in a more literary or foreign-flavored way.
明あけの明みょう星じょう sense 2
明けの明星 is the plain Japanese term for the morning star (Venus), while ルシファー is a more poetic, Latin-derived name for the same phenomenon.

Opposites

天てん使し sense 1
天使 means angel, the heavenly counterpart to ルシファー, who is the fallen angel turned devil.

Don't confuse with

堕だ天てん使し sense 1
堕天使 is the general term for any fallen angel, while ルシファー is the specific named figure most famously identified as one.

Etymology

From English 'Lucifer', ultimately from Latin 'lucifer' meaning 'light-bringer'.