About The Word Celestial
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Celestial
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What's The Definition Of Celestial?
[adj] of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
[adj] relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" [adj] of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" Synonyms | Synonyms for Celestial: ethereal | heavenly | heavenly | supernal Related Terms | Find terms related to Celestial: astral | astronomical | beatific | blessed | divine | Elysian | empyreal | empyrean | ethereal | godly | heavenly | immortal | Olympian | otherworldly | paradisaic | spiritual | sublime | supernal | supernatural | transcendental | transmundane | unearthly See Also | Celestial In Webster's Dictionary \Ce*les"tial\, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.
caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See {Cell}.]
1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.
``The twelve celestial signs.'' --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. ``Celestial spirits.'' ``Celestial light,''
--Milton.
{Celestial city}, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. --Bunyan.
{Celestial empire}, China; -- so called from the Chinese
words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom
ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. --S. W.
Williams.
\Ce*les"tial\, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope. 2. A native of China. \Ce*les"tial\, a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people. \Ce*les"tial\, n. A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.] |
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