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Webster 1913 Edition
Celestial
1.
Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
“The twelve celestial signs.” Shak.
2.
Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
“Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light,” Milton.
Celestial city
, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem.
Bunyan.
– Celestial empire
, China; – so called from the Chinese words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven.
S. W. Williams.
Ce-les′tial
,Noun.
1.
An inhabitant of heaven.
Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Celestial
CELESTIAL
,Adj.
1.
Heavenly; belonging or relating to heaven; dwelling in heaven; as celestial spirits; celestial joys. Hence the word conveys the idea of superior excellence, delight, purity, &c.2.
Belonging to the upper regions, or visible heaven; as celestial signs; the celestial globe.3.
Descending from heaven; as a suit of celestial armor.CELESTIAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Celestial
Celestial
See also: celestial
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Celestial (plural Celestials)
- (historical) a person from the Celestial Empire (usually associated with the period of the Qing Dynasty)
Synonyms
celestial
celestial
See also: Celestial
English
Alternative forms
- cælestial (archaic), cælestiall (obsolete), celestiall (obsolete), cœlestial (archaic, nonstandard)
Adjective
celestial (not comparable)
- Relating to heaven in a religious sense.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- Relating to the sky or space.
- Shakespeare
- The twelve celestial signs.
- Shakespeare
- (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
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Derived terms
Terms derived from celestial
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Translations
relating to heaven (religious)
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relating to sky
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of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
Noun
celestial (plural celestials)
- An inhabitant of heaven.
Etymology 2
From Celestial Empire, a formerly used name for China.
Noun
celestial (plural celestials)
- (obsolete, sometimes capitalized) A native of China.
- (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.
References
- celestial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.
- Kingdoms of Glory on LDS.org.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (“celestial”), from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).
Adjective
celestial m, f (plural celestiais)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (“celestial”), from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.les.t͡ʃi.ˈaw/, /se.leʃ.t͡ʃi.ˈaw/, /se.les.ˈt͡ʃjaw/, /se.leʃ.ˈt͡ʃjaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨlɨʃˈtjaɫ/
Adjective
celestial m, f (plural celestiais, comparable)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Spanish caelestis, based on caelum (“sky, heaven”).
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /θe̞lesˈtjal/
- (Others) IPA(key): /se̞lesˈtjal/
Adjective
celestial m, f (plural celestiales)