Lucifer
Sign in to savethumb|The Fallen Angel (painting)|The Fallen Angel (1847) by [[Alexandre Cabanel|250x250px]] Lucifer is believed to be a fallen angel and the Devil in Christian theology. Lucifer is associated with the sin of pride and believed to have attempted an usurpation of God, whereafter being banished to Earth.
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Lucifer is understood in Christian theology as a fallen angel who became the Devil after attempting to overthrow God and was subsequently banished to Earth. The figure is traditionally associated with the sin of pride and represents a central concept in Christian beliefs about evil and divine punishment.
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- Roman folklore and etymology
- Planet Venus, Sumerian folklore, and fall from heaven motif
- Christianity
- In the Bible
- Interpretations
- Gnosticism
- Latter Day Saint movement
- Other occurrences
- Arabian legends
- Satanism
- Anthroposophy
- Freemasonry
- Charles Godfrey Leland
- Modern popular culture
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- Notes
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thumb|The Fallen Angel (painting)|The Fallen Angel (1847) by [[Alexandre Cabanel|250x250px]] Lucifer is believed to be a fallen angel and the Devil in Christian theology. Lucifer is associated with the sin of pride and believed to have attempted an usurpation of God, whereafter being banished to Earth.
The concept of a fallen angel attempting to overthrow the highest deity parallels Attar's attempt to overthrow Ba'al in Canaanite religion; Attar is thrown into the underworld as a result of his failure. The story is alluded to in the Book of Isaiah and transferred to Christian beliefs, and is also used in the Vulgate (the late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible).