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Definitions for celestial
səˈlɛs tʃəlce·les·tial
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Princeton's WordNet
celestial, heavenlyadjective
of or relating to the sky
"celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
celestial, heavenlyadjective
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
"celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
celestial, ethereal, supernaladjective
of heaven or the spirit
"celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.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 Dictionary
Celestialadjective
belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens
Celestialadjective
of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine
Celestialnoun
an inhabitant of heaven
Celestialnoun
a native of China
Etymology: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
Freebase
Celestial
Celestial is the third studio album by Mexican pop group RBD. The album has sold one million copies worldwide.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Contribution
celestial
Of or relating to the sky.
They say angels are celestial beings that are heaven sent.
Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of celestial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of celestial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of celestial in a Sentence
A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain.
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.
This is an exciting opportunity for the public to design a component that could one day end up on another celestial body, nASA recognizes that good ideas can come from anywhere and that prize competitions are a great way to engage the public's interest and ingenuity and make space exploration possible for everyone.
Whatever that be which thinks, understands, wills, and acts. it is something celestial and divine.
Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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- سماوي, سماويةArabic
- небесен, славенBulgarian
- nebeskýCzech
- himmelskDanish
- Himmels, himmlischGerman
- ουράνιοςGreek
- ĉielaEsperanto
- celestialSpanish
- taivaallinen, taivas-Finnish
- célesteFrench
- neamhaíIrish
- שמימית, שמימי, שמיימיHebrew
- आसमानी, आकाशीय, स्वर्गीयHindi
- mennyei, égiHungarian
- երկնայինArmenian
- angkasaIndonesian
- cielalaIdo
- celesteItalian
- 空, 天国, 天空Japanese
- ಖಗೋಳKannada
- caelestiaLatin
- langit, samawi, syurgaMalay
- ċelestjaliMaltese
- hemelsDutch
- himmelskNorwegian
- niebiańskiPolish
- celeste, celestialPortuguese
- ceresc, cereascăRomanian
- небесный, славныйRussian
- nebeški, nebesenSlovene
- வானTamil
- ఖగోళTelugu
- kutsal, tanrısal, semaviTurkish
- астрономічнийUkrainian
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