dayspring
dayspring is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the beginning. Milton. The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke i. 78.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aurora
- blush
- break
- breezy
- call
- cockcrow
- cockcrowing
- crepuscule
- dawn
- day
- daybreak
- equinox
- evening
- first
- flush
- forehead
- forenoon
- hours
- incense-breathing
- lark
- loup
- matin
- matutinal
- meridian
- midday
- midsummer
- morn
- morning
- noon
- noonday
- nooning
- noontide
- peep
- point
- prime
- shut
- sky
- small
- spring
- summer
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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