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Meaning of CELESTINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Cel"es*tine\, Celestite \Cel"es*tite\,, n. [LL.
    caelestinus bine.] (Min.)
    Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its
    occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also
    in compact massive and fibrous forms.
    
  2. \Cel"es*tine\, Celestinian \Cel`es*tin"i*an\, n.
    (Eccl. Hist.)
    A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded
    by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
    
 
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