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celestial
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)
- Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.
- Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- (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)
- 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)
- (obsolete, sometimes capitalized) A native of China.
- (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)
- celestial
Related terms
- ceo
Old Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis.
Adjective
celestial m or f (plural celestials)
- 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)
- (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)
- celestial
Related terms
- celeste
- cielo
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- what celestial body orbits a planet
unworldly
English
Etymology
From un- +? worldly.
Adjective
unworldly (comparative unworldlier, superlative unworldliest)
- Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material.
- Unconcerned with secular matters.
- Lacking sophistication.
Related terms
Translations
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