What does celestial mean?
Definitions for celestial
səˈlɛs tʃəlce·les·tial
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Princeton's WordNet
celestial, heavenly(adj)
of or relating to the sky
"celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
celestial, heavenly(adj)
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
"celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
celestial, ethereal, supernal(adj)
of heaven or the spirit
"celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
Webster Dictionary
Celestial(adj)
belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens
Etymology: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
Celestial(adj)
of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine
Etymology: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
Celestial(noun)
an inhabitant of heaven
Etymology: [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
Celestial(noun)
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
Like a celestial chaperon, the placebo leads us through the uncharted passageways of mind and gives us a greater sense of infinity than if we were to spend all our days with our eyes hypnotically glued to the giant telescope at Mt. Palomar. What we see ultimately is that the placebo isn't really necessary and that the mind can carry out its difficult and wondrous missions unprompted by little pills. The placebo is only a tangible object made essential in an age that feels uncomfortable with intangibles, an age that prefers to think that every inner effect must have an outer cause. Since it has size and shape and can be hand-held, the placebo satisfies the contemporary craving for visible mechanisms and visible answers . The placebo, then, is an emissary between the will to live and the body.
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.
In the future, perhaps we will discover some 'exo-Titan' among exoplanets, making our Titan the prototype of a new class of celestial objects.
A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain.
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.
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- سماوي, سماويةArabic
- славен, небесенBulgarian
- nebeskýCzech
- himmelskDanish
- Himmels, himmlischGerman
- ουράνιοςGreek
- ĉielaEsperanto
- celestialSpanish
- taivaallinen, taivas-Finnish
- célesteFrench
- neamhaíIrish
- שמימי, שמיימי, שמימיתHebrew
- आसमानी, स्वर्गीय, आकाशीयHindi
- égi, mennyeiHungarian
- երկնայինArmenian
- angkasaIndonesian
- cielalaIdo
- celesteItalian
- 天国, 空, 天空Japanese
- ಖಗೋಳKannada
- samawi, langit, syurgaMalay
- ċelestjaliMaltese
- hemelsDutch
- himmelskNorwegian
- niebiańskiPolish
- celeste, celestialPortuguese
- ceresc, cereascăRomanian
- небесный, славныйRussian
- nebeški, nebesenSlovene
- வானTamil
- ఖగోళTelugu
- kutsal, semavi, tanrısalTurkish
- астрономічнийUkrainian
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