"Morning Star" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: In reference to Mary, mother of Jesus, cf. Star of the Sea. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Star of the Sea}} Star of the Sea Head templates: {{en-prop|head=(the) Morning Star}} (the) Morning Star
  1. Alternative letter-case form of morning star (“Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn”). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: morning star (extra: Venus, as seen in the eastern sky around dawn) Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Catholicism Related terms: Evening Star
    Sense id: en-Morning_Star-en-name-VN8w0QZe Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 17 43 35 5 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 11 44 41 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 50 5 2
  2. (Christianity) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts. Categories (topical): Christianity, Biblical characters, Catholicism Synonyms: Mary [synonym, synonym-of], mother of Jesus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Morning_Star-en-name-w1vy4msU Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 17 43 35 5 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 11 44 41 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 50 5 2 Topics: Christianity
  3. (Christianity, uncommon) Synonym of Jesus. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Christianity, Biblical characters, Catholicism Synonyms: Jesus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Morning_Star-en-name-rw8ZhGI4 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 17 43 35 5 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 11 44 41 4 Topics: Christianity
  4. The name of several newspapers.
    Sense id: en-Morning_Star-en-name-n3zwOmDL

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