celestial
Americanadjective
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pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in
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pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine.
celestial bliss.
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of or relating to celestial navigation.
a celestial fix.
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Celestial, of or relating to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.
noun
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an inhabitant of heaven.
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Celestial, a citizen of the Celestial Empire.
adjective
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heavenly; divine; spiritual
celestial peace
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of or relating to the sky
celestial bodies
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Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.
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Relating to the celestial sphere or to any of the coordinate systems by which the position of an object, such as a star or planet, is represented on it.
Other Word Forms
- celestiality noun
- celestially adverb
- celestialness noun
- noncelestial adjective
- noncelestially adverb
- supercelestial adjective
- supercelestially adverb
- uncelestial adjective
Etymology
Origin of celestial
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin cēlestiālis, equivalent to Latin caelesti(s) “heavenly” ( cael(um “heaven, sky” + -estis adjective suffix) + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Their discovery suggested the presence of an entirely new population of distant celestial sources that the Hubble Space Telescope had not been able to detect.
From Science Daily
Building on Salomon’s beloved X-T6 silhouette, “Stars Collide” features reflective details and atmos’ heritage star pattern, meant to invoke a celestial collision or night hike spent gazing at the sky.
From Los Angeles Times
Option three, in the next two decades, we envision a world where we have permanent settlements on the moon and Mars as well as other celestial bodies in our solar system, Jeff Bezos.
From New York Times
Thank you to astronomer Geoff Chester of the Naval Observatory, for your benevolence, your patience in explaining celestial mechanics and for keeping me on the path to cosmic accuracy.
From Washington Post
“Lohengrin’ is maybe Wagner’s first attempt at the magic, the ethereal, the celestial, dare I say dreamy music.
From Seattle Times
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