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
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.
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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
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.]
Wikidata
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
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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
Adam inquires concerning celestial motions, is doubtfully answered, and exhorted to search rather things more worthy of knowledge.
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.
A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain.
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.
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.
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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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