ce·les·tial

(sə-lĕs′chəl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the sky or physical universe as understood in astronomy: 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.

A heavenly being; a god or angel.

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

ce·les′tial·ly adv.

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celestial

(sɪˈlɛstɪəl)

adj

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) heavenly; divine; spiritual: celestial peace.

2. (Astronomy) of or relating to the sky: celestial bodies.

[C14: from Medieval Latin cēlestiālis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum heaven]

ceˈlestially adv

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ce•les•tial

(səˈlɛs tʃəl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven: a celestial body.

2. pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine.

3. of or pertaining to celestial navigation.

4. (cap.) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire.

5. an inhabitant of heaven.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin cēlestiālis < Latin caelesti(s) heavenly, derivative of caelum heaven, sky]

ce•les′tial•ly, adv.

ce·les·tial

(sə-lĕs′chəl)

Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	celestial - of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" heavenly
	2.	celestial - relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" heavenly
	3.	celestial - of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" supernal, ethereal 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

2. heavenly, spiritual, divine, eternal, sublime, immortal, supernatural, astral, ethereal, angelic, godlike, seraphic gods and other celestial beings

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celestial

adjective

1. Of or relating to the heavens:

empyreal, heavenly.

2. Of or relating to heaven:

divine, heavenly, paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisiacal.

Translations

سَماوي

небесен

nebeský

guddommelighimmelsk

himmlisch überirdisch Himmels

ουράνιος

celeste

céleste

égimennyei

himin-

celeste celestiale

dangausdangiškas

debess-

hemels

himmelsk guddommelig himmel-

göklere aitgöksel

天的天空的

celestial

[sɪˈlestɪəl] ADJ (lit, fig) → celestial

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celestial

[sɪˈlɛstiəl] adj → céleste

celestial

adj → himmlisch; (Astron) → Himmels-

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celestial

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

celestial

(səˈlestiəl) , ((American) səˈlestʃəl) adjective

of heaven or the skies. Stars are celestial bodies.