different between celestial vs elusive

English

Alternative forms

• cælestial (archaic), cælestiall (obsolete), celestiall (obsolete), cœlestial (archaic, nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??l?st???l/, /s??l?sti?l/
• Hyphenation: ce?les?tial

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).

Adjective

celestial (not comparable)

1. Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.
2. Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
3. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.

Synonyms

• (Relating to the sky): heavenly; celest (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

celestial (plural celestials)

1. An inhabitant of heaven.

Etymology 2

From Celestial Empire, a formerly used name for China.

Alternative forms

• Celestial (native of China)

Noun

celestial (plural celestials)

1. (obsolete, sometimes capitalized) A native of China.
2. (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.

References

• celestial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “celestial”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
• Kingdoms of Glory on LDS.org.

Anagrams

• cistellae

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese celestial, borrowed from Medieval Latin caelesti?lis (“celestial”), from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

Adjective

celestial m or f (plural celestiais)

1. celestial

Related terms

• ceo

Old Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis.

Adjective

celestial m or f (plural celestials)

1. celestial

Related terms

• cel

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese celestial, borrowed from Medieval Latin caelesti?lis (“celestial”), from Latin caelestis (“celestial”), from caelum (“sky”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.les.t??i.?aw/, /se.le?.t??i.?aw/, /se.les.?t??jaw/, /se.le?.?t??jaw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /s?l???tja?/

Adjective

celestial m or f (plural celestiais, comparable)

1. (religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)

   Synonym: celeste

Coordinate terms

• (heavenly): infernal, terreno

Related terms

• celeste
• céu

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?eles?tjal/, [?e.les?t?jal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seles?tjal/, [se.les?t?jal]

Adjective

celestial (plural celestiales)

1. celestial

Related terms

• celeste
• cielo

English

Etymology

From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lu?s?v/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /i?lu?s?v/
• Homophone: illusive

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

   The elusive criminal was arrested

2. Difficult to make precise.

   A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)
3. Rarely seen.

Related terms

• elude

Derived terms

• elusively
• elusiveness

Translations

Italian

Adjective

elusive

1. feminine plural of elusivo