Meaning of CELESTIAL
| Pronunciation: | | su'leschul
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- [adj] of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"
- [adj] relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
- [adj] of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
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\Ce*les"tial\, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.
caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See {Cell}.]
1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.
``The twelve celestial signs.'' --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. ``Celestial spirits.'' ``Celestial light,''
--Milton.
{Celestial city}, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. --Bunyan.
{Celestial empire}, China; -- so called from the Chinese
words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom
ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. --S. W.
Williams.
\Ce*les"tial\, n.
1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope.
2. A native of China.
\Ce*les"tial\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
\Ce*les"tial\, n.
A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
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