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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn