 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
celestial
adjective
1: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly
body" [syn: {heavenly}]
2: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial
beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: {heavenly}]
3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal
melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn:
{ethereal}, {supernal}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, adjective [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.
3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, noun
1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope.
2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "celestial":
Elysian, Olympian, astral, astronomical, beatific, blessed, divine,
elysian, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, godly, heavenly, immortal,
otherworldly, paradisaic, spiritual, sublime, supernal,
supernatural, transcendental, transmundane, unearthly
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