What does celestial mean?

Definitions for celestial
səˈlɛs tʃəlce·les·tial

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word celestial.

Princeton's WordNet

  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 Dictionary

  1. CELESTIALadjective

    Etymology: celestis, Lat.

    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.

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

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. celestial

    Celestial refers to anything related to the sky or outer space, typically associated with astronomy. It can also refer to something that is supremely good or sublime, or something that is heavenly or divine in nature. It originates from the Latin word "caelestis" meaning "of the sky" or "heavenly".

Webster Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  1. Celestial

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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. cœlestiscœlum, heaven.]

Editors Contribution

  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 Records

  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?

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. John Milton:

    Adam inquires concerning celestial motions, is doubtfully answered, and exhorted to search rather things more worthy of knowledge.

  2. Thomas Paine:

    What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly... it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated.

  3. Dejan Stojanovic:

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

  4. Scott Bolton:

    This is the closest any spacecraft has come to this mammoth moon in a generation, we are going to take our time before we draw any scientific conclusions, but until then we can simply marvel at this celestial wonder.

  5. Phil Evans:

    We continue to search for counterparts to neutrino detections, to understand whether all such events come from blazars like this one, or whether there is a diversity of celestial objects can produce such highly energetic neutrinos.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

celestial#10000#15907#100000

Translations for celestial

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for celestial »

Translation

Find a translation for the celestial definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"celestial." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/celestial>.

Discuss these celestial definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for celestial? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    A contribution
    B drought
    C trigger
    D fancy

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for celestial: