Definitions for celestial
səˈlɛs tʃəlce·les·tial

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Celestialadjective

   belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens

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

2. Celestialadjective

   of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine

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

3. Celestialnoun

   an inhabitant of heaven

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

4. Celestialnoun

   a native of China

   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.

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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.]

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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  

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. 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.

2. Kleomenis Tsiganis:

   Dimorphos, which means' two forms,' reflects the status of this object as the first celestial body to have the' form' of its orbit significantly changed by humanity — in this case, by the DART impact, as such, it will be the first object to be known to humans by two, very different forms, the one seen by DART before impact and the other seen by the European Space Agency's Hera, a few years later.

3. George Washington:

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

4. 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.

5. George Washington:

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

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