daystar

• day star

From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day +‎ star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪstɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪstɑɹ/
• Rhymes: -eɪstɑː(ɹ)

daystar (plural daystars)

2. (literary) The planet Venus as the morning star.

   Synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus

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

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

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

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

     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;

3. (poetic) The Sun.

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

• The word used in the Bible (2 Peter) is the Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) ‘phosphoros’, the ancient name for the planet Venus. Literally, "light-bringer". It is interpreted by some Christians as allegory for Jesus Christ; see for example Daystar University.