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celestial
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ce·les·tial  (s-lschl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the sky or the heavens: Planets are celestial bodies.
2. Of or relating to heaven; divine: celestial beings.
3. Supremely good; sublime: celestial happiness.
4. Celestial Of or relating to the Chinese people or to the former Chinese Empire.
n.
A heavenly being; a god or angel.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin celestilis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum, sky.]

ce·lestial·ly adv.

celestial [sɪˈlɛstɪəl]
adj
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) heavenly; divine; spiritual celestial peace
2. (Astronomy) of or relating to the sky celestial bodies
[from Medieval Latin cēlestiālis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum heaven]
celestially  adv

celestial  (s-lschl)
1. Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.
2. 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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.celestial - of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
2.celestial - relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
3.celestial - of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god

celestial
adjective
1. astronomical, planetary, stellar, astral, extraterrestrial the clusters of celestial bodies in the ever-expanding universe
Translations
celestial [sɪˈlestɪəl] ADJ (lit, fig) → celestial

celestial [sɪˈlɛstiəl] adjcéleste

celestial
adjhimmlisch; (Astron) → Himmels-

celestial [sɪˈlɛstɪəl] adj (also) (fig) → celestiale, celeste

celestial
adj celestial [səˈlestiəl, (American ) səˈlestʃəl]
of heaven or the skies Stars are celestial bodies. hemels سَماوي небесен nebeský himmelsk; guddommelig himmlisch ουράνιος celeste taeva- آسمانی؛ ملکوتی taivaallinen, taivaan céleste שׁמֵימִי खगोलीय nebeski égi langit himin- celeste 天の 하늘의 dangaus, dangiškas debess- cakerawala hemels, hemel- himmelsk, himmel-, guddommelig niebiański, niebieski celeste celest небесный nebeský nebesen, nebeški nebeski himmelsk, himla-, överjordisk เกี่ยวกับท้องฟ้า göklere ait, göksel 天堂的,天上的 небесний آسمانی ، فلکی ،بہشتی thuộc về bầu trời


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