Definitions for celestialsəˈlɛs tʃəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ce•les•tialsəˈlɛs tʃəl(adj.)
of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven:
a celestial body.
pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine.
of or pertaining to celestial navigation.
(cap.) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire.
Category: Western History
(n.)an inhabitant of heaven.
Origin of celestial:
1350–1400; ME < ML cēlestiālis < L caelesti(s) heavenly, der. of caelum heaven, sky
ce•les′tial•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
celestial, heavenly(adj)
of or relating to the sky
"celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
celestial, heavenly(adj)
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
"celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
celestial, ethereal, supernal(adj)
of heaven or the spirit
"celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
Webster Dictionary
Celestial(adj)
belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens
Celestial(adj)
of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine
Celestial(noun)
an inhabitant of heaven
Celestial(noun)
a native of China
Translations for celestial
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hemelsAfrikaans
- سَماويArabic
- небесенBulgarian
- celestialPortuguese (BR)
- nebeskýCzech
- himmlischGerman
- himmelsk; guddommeligDanish
- ουράνιοςGreek
- celesteSpanish
- taeva-Estonian
- آسمانی؛ ملکوتیFarsi
- taivaallinenFinnish
- célesteFrench
- שׁמֵימִיHebrew
- खगोलीयHindi
- nebeskiCroatian
- égiHungarian
- langitIndonesian
- himin-Icelandic
- celesteItalian
- 天のJapanese
- 하늘의Korean
- dangaus, dangiškasLithuanian
- debess-Latvian
- cakerawalaMalay
- hemels, hemel-Dutch
- himmelsk, himmel-, guddommeligNorwegian
- niebiański, niebieskiPolish
- آسمانی؛ ملکوتیPersian
- اسمانى، جنتى، دجنت اوسيدونكىPashto
- celestePortuguese
- celestRomanian
- небесныйRussian
- nebeskýSlovak
- nebesen, nebeškiSlovenian
- nebeskiSerbian
- himmelsk, himla-,överjordiskSwedish
- เกี่ยวกับท้องฟ้าThai
- göklere ait, gökselTurkish
- 天堂的，天上的Chinese (Trad.)
- небеснийUkrainian
- آسمانی ، فلکی ،بہشتیUrdu
- thuộc về bầu trờiVietnamese
- 天的，天空的Chinese (Simp.)
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