Associations to the word «Lodestar»

Wiktionary

LODESTAR, noun. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
LODESTAR, noun. A guiding tenet or principle.
LODESTAR, noun. (law) A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

Dictionary definition

LODESTAR, noun. Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy.
LODESTAR, noun. Something that serves as a model or guide.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.