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Celestial

Celestial Meaning & Definition
Celestial Definition And Meaning

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

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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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