celestial
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- cælestial (archaic)
- cælestiall (obsolete)
- celestiall (obsolete)
- cœlestial (archaic, nonstandard)
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).
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[edit] Adjective
celestial (not comparable)
- Relating to heaven in a religious sense.
- Relating to the sky or space.
- (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
- 1974,, “A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee”, Ensign, page 77:
- We are now living and obeying celestial laws that will make us candidates for celestial glory.
- 1997,, Richard J. Maynes, “A Celestial Connection to Your Teenage Years”, Ensign, page 30:
- How will you make it through your teenage years spiritually prepared for your celestial future? How will you connect your celestial goals with your everyday life?
- 1974,, “A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee”, Ensign, page 77:
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- celestial body
- Celestial Empire
- celestial equator
- celestial globe
- celestial guidance
- celestial horizon
- celestial latitude
- celestial longitude
- celestial navigation
- celestial peace
- celestial pole
- celestial sphere
[edit] Translations
relating to heaven (religious)
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relating to sky
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of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
[edit] Noun
celestial (plural celestials)
- An inhabitant of heaven.
- 1913, Horace Coffin Stanton, Telepathy of the Celestial World[1], page x:
- For the celestials communicate by the psychic dispatch. Scriptures prove that.
- 1913, Horace Coffin Stanton, Telepathy of the Celestial World[1], page x:
- (sometimes capitalized) A native of China.
- 1897, Joseph Llewelyn Thomas, “The North Pacific”, in Journeys Among the Gentle Japs in the Summer of 1895[2], page 23:
- Three celestials died during the voyage, and, in accordance with the contract, their remains were embalmed and carried on to China.
- 1897, Joseph Llewelyn Thomas, “The North Pacific”, in Journeys Among the Gentle Japs in the Summer of 1895[2], page 23:
[edit] References
- celestial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
- Kingdoms of Glory on LDS.org.
[edit] Galician
[edit] Adjective
celestial m. and f. (plural celestiais)
[edit] Old Provençal
[edit] Adjective
celestial m. and f. (plural celestials)
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[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum "sky, heaven".
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[edit] Adjective
celestial m. and f. (plural celestiales)
