noun

lūcĭfŭga

gen. lūcĭfŭgae · gender common · decl. 1st

lightfleeing, light-shunning

lightfleeing, light-shunning.

Lit.: maritus, i. e. Cupid (who visited Psyche only at night), App. M. 5, p. 167, 5; id. Mag. p. 284, 38.—

one who turns night into day by extension •

Transf., one who turns night into day: turba lucifugarum, Sen. Ep. 122, 15.

Perseus ID: n27066 Key: lucifuga