lodestar
1 synonym for lodestar, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A star, especially a pole star like Polaris, that is used to find your way.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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loadstar
Etymology
From Middle English lode (“journey, course”) + star, where lode is an archaic noun from the verb lithe (“to go, journey”), related to lead. Other Middle English spellings include: 14th century loode sterre, lood-sterre, lade-sterne; and 15th century lode sterre. Cognate with Old Norse leiðarstjarna, Dutch leidster, Ger...
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