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Morning Star or Morningstar may refer to:
Astronomy
- Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise
- Morning star, a name for the star Sirius, which appears in the sky just before sunrise from early July to mid-September
- Morning star, a (less common) name for the planet Mercury when it appears in the east before sunrise
Mythology and theology
- At-Tariq, a chapter of the Quran
- Barnumbirr, a creator-spirit in the Yolngu culture of Australia
- Jesus, self-described as "the bright Morning Star" in the Christian Bible
- John the Baptist, called a "bright morning star" in Eastern Orthodox Church hymnology
- Lucifer, a name based on the Latin name for the Morning Star
- Mary, mother of Jesus, called "morning star" in the Litany of Loreto
- Morning Star, one of the Zorya (gods in Slavic mythology)
- Morningstar or Red Horn, a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions
- Phosphorus (morning star), the Morning Star in Greek mythology
- Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star (Venus) Aztec mythology
- John Wycliffe, English theologian, sometimes referred to as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"
People
- Morning Star (chief) (1810–1883), Northern Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife
- Chip Morningstar, American author, developer, programmer and designer of software systems
- Erica Morningstar (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
- Richard Morningstar (born 1945), ambassador, Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy
Places
- Morning Star, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
- Morning Star, Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Morning Star, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Morning Star Lake (Nebraska)
- Morningstar, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Morningstar Airfield, near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Transportation
Ships
- HMS Morning Star, six ships of the Royal Navy
- Morning Star, original name of the USS Estes, an amphibious force command ship
- Morning Star (ship), wrecked in the Torres Strait in 1814
- Morning Star, former name of the cruise ship Salamis Glory
- Morning Star of Revelation (TS-K182), a British sail-training ketch
- Morning Star, the first Star Ferry in Hong Kong, and several later ferries by the same name in the same fleet
- De Ochtendster (The Morning Star in Dutch), took part in the Battle of Gibraltar (1607)
In railways
- Morning Star (train), passenger train formerly operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway
- GWR Star Class "Morning Star", broad gauge steam locomotive
Businesses and organizations
Businesses
- Morningstar Farms, a brand of vegetarian food
- Morning Star Series, a brand of incense
- Morningstar Air Express, a cargo airline based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Morningstar, Inc., a Chicago-based investment research firm
- The Morning Star Company, a California-based agribusiness and food processing company
Organizations
- Morningstar Commune, formed in Sonoma County in the mid-1960s
- Morning Star Boys' Ranch, Spokane, Washington
- Morning Star Trust, U.K.-based, Christian sail training charity
- Morning Star International, former name of Every Nation Churches, an organization of non-denominational churches
Arts and entertainment
Comics
- Morning Star (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics villain
- Lucifer (DC Comics) (Lucifer Morningstar), a DC character who primarily appears in The Sandman comic books by Neil Gaiman
- Morningstar, a superhero from the Bogatyri comic books
- Morningstar, a character in the Elementals comic book
Newsmedia
- Morning Star (British newspaper), a national daily newspaper in the U.K.
- Morning Star (London newspaper), a defunct London newspaper
- The Morning Star (British Columbia newspaper), a daily newspaper in Vernon, British Columbia
- The Morning Star (New Hampshire newspaper), a defunct New Hampshire newspaper
- Morning Star, established 1867 in Wilmington, North Carolina, renamed Star-News in 2003
- Magic City Morning Star, an on-line newspaper from Katahdin, Maine
Novels
- Morning Star (Haggard novel), a 1910 novel by H Rider Haggard
- Morning Star (Raven novel), a 1984 novel by Simon Raven
- Morning Star (Brown novel), a 2016 novel by Pierce Brown
- Morningstar, a 1992 novel by David Gemmell
- The Morning Star, a 2001–2003 trilogy of novels by Nick Bantock
- Morning Star, a character in the Noble Warriors Trilogy of novels by William Nicholson
- Morningstar, a character from the novel Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
Other literature
- The Morning Star, a play by Emlyn Williams
- The Morning Star, a 1979 book of poems and translations by Kenneth Rexroth
- "Luceafărul" (poem), an 1883 narrative poem sometimes translated as "The Morning Star"
Film and television
- Morning Star (film), a 1959 Soviet ballet film
- Morning Star (TV series), a short-lived 1965–1966 American soap opera that was broadcast on NBC
- Morning Star (talk show), a 2004–2005 Philippine morning talk show that aired on ABS-CBN
- Morning Star, a planned film about Djalu Gurruwiwi
- Lucifer Morningstar, a character in the TV series Lucifer
Music
- Morning Star (opera), by Ricky Ian Gordon
- "Morning Star" (carol), an 1836 traditional Moravian carol
- The Morningstars, a band fronted by Sierra Leonean musician S. E. Rogie
Albums
- Morning Star (Entombed album), 2001
- Morning Star (Flunk album), 2004
- Morning Star (Hubert Laws album), 1972
- Morning Star (Spear of Destiny album), 2003
- Morningstar, an album by the American electronic music band Asmodeus X
- The Morning Star (Daniel Bachman album), 2018
- Criminal Intents/Morning Star, a 2009 EP by the band Dope Stars Inc.
Songs
- "Morningstar", by AFI on the album The Art of Drowning
- "Morning Star", by Amorphis on the album Tuonela
- "Morning Star", by Angra on the album Temple of Shadows
- "Morningstar", by Baroness on the album Purple
- "Morning Star", by Cass McCombs on the album Big Wheel and Others
- "Morning Star", a musical work for wind ensemble composed by David Maslanka
- "The Morningstar", by Draconian on the album The Burning Halo
- "Morning Star, Durbanville", by Fokofpolisiekar on the album Swanesang
- "Morning Star", by Hank Marvin
- "Morning Star" (Nat King Cole song), 1958
- "Morning Star" (N-Dubz song), 2011
- "Morning Star", by Roger Shah featuring the voice of Moya Brennan
- "Morning Star", by Stiff Gins
- "Morning Star", by Taylor Davis
- "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star", by Therion on the album Vovin
- "Morning Star", by Amberian Dawn on the album The Clouds of Northland Thunder
Other arts
- Morning Star, a painting by Alex Janvier
Other uses
- Morning Star (cannabis), a strain of Cannabis sativa
- Morning star (candlestick pattern), a formation in a financial candlestick chart
- Morning star (weapon), a spiked mace
- Morning Star ceremony, ritual ceremony including human sacrifice performed by the Pawnee tribe into the 19th century
- Morning Star flag, the national flag of West Papua
See also
- The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834), the first newspaper of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Evening Star (disambiguation)
- Morgenster (disambiguation)
- Morgenstern (disambiguation)
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