celestial
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- cælestial (archaic), cælestiall (obsolete), celestiall (obsolete), cœlestial (archaic, nonstandard)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Etymology 1 [edit]
From Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).
Adjective [edit]
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 February, “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 November, 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 February, “A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee”, Ensign, page 77:
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- celestial body
- Celestial Empire
- celestial equator
- celestial globe
- celestial guidance
- celestial horizon
- celestial latitude
- celestial longitude
- celestial navigation
- celestial peace
- celestial pole
- celestial sphere
Translations [edit]
relating to heaven (religious)
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relating to sky
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of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
Noun [edit]
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:
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Celestial Empire, a formerly used name for China.
Noun [edit]
celestial (plural celestials)
- (obsolete) (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:
- (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.
References [edit]
- celestial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
- Kingdoms of Glory on LDS.org.
Galician [edit]
Adjective [edit]
celestial m and f (plural celestiais)
Old Provençal [edit]
Adjective [edit]
celestial m and f (plural celestials)
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum "sky, heaven".
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
celestial m and f (plural celestiales)
Related terms [edit]
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