Definitions for Celestial
səˈlɛs tʃəlce·les·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. celestial, heavenlyadjective

   of or relating to the sky

   "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"

2. celestial, heavenlyadjective

   relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

   "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

3. celestial, ethereal, supernaladjective

   of heaven or the spirit

   "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CELESTIALadjective

   Etymology: celestis, Lat.

   1. Heavenly; relating to the superiour regions.

   There stay, until the twelve celestial signs
   Have brought about their annual reckoning. William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.

   The ancients commonly applied celestial descriptions of other climes to their own. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv. c. 12.

   2. Heavenly; relating to the blessed state.

   Play that sad note
   I nam’d my knell; whilst I sit meditating
   On that celestial harmony I go to. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   3. Heavenly, with respect to excellence.

   Canst thou pretend desire, whom zeal inflam’d
   To worship, and a pow’r celestial nam’d? Dryden.

   Telemachus, his bloomy face
   Glowing celestial sweet, with godlike grace. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

2. Celestialnoun

   An inhabitant of heaven.

   Etymology: from the adj.

   Thus affable and mild, the prince precedes,
   And to the dome th’ unknown celestial leads. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Celestialadjective

   belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens

2. Celestialadjective

   of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine

3. Celestialnoun

   an inhabitant of heaven

4. Celestialnoun

   a native of China

5. Etymology: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]

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1. Celestial

   Celestial is the third studio album by Mexican pop group RBD. The album has sold one million copies worldwide.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Celestial

   sel-est′yal, adj. heavenly: dwelling in heaven: in the visible heavens.—n. an inhabitant of heaven.—adv. Celest′ially.—The Celestial Empire, a name for China. [Through Fr. from L. cœlestis—cœlum, heaven.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. celestial

   Of or relating to the sky.

   They say angels are celestial beings that are heaven sent.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CELESTIAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Celestial is ranked #97210 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Celestial surname appeared 187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Celestial.
   
   75.4% or 141 total occurrences were Asian.
   8% or 15 total occurrences were White.
   8% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   8% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce Celestial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Celestial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Celestial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Celestial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Celestial in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain.

2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   All the means of action - the shapeless masses - the materials - lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius.

3. George Washington:

   Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

4. Paul Chodas:

   There is no scientific basis – not one shred of evidence – that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates.

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If we do not cherish him, he spreads his wings and flies back into his homeland.

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