celestial
Synonym of celestially (“in a celestial manner (adjective senses)”).
Adjective
- Of, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible.
- [G]oe vvith ſpeede / To ſome forlorne and naked Hermytage, / Remote from all the pleaſurs of the vvorld: / There ſtay vntill the tvvelue Celeſtiall Signes / Haue brought about the annuall reckoning. - c. 1595–1596 (date...
- [W]e muſt of neceſſitie vſe the benefit of yeares, daies, hovvers, minutes, vvhich all grovve from cœleſtiall motion. - 1597, Richard Hooker, “Of Festivall Daies and the Natural Causes of Their Conuenient Institution”,...
- [T]he pictures of the cæleſtial globe vvere deſigned memoriæ cauſâ [for memory's sake], by the ſouthern Scythians, vvho dvvelt in Chaldæa, Armenia, &c.— […] [W]e mean to prove, that the ſouthern Scythians, from vvhom...
Synonyms: celest
- Of a nose: upturned, as if towards the sky.
- A Celestial Nose in a woman is very frequently an index of wit. […] A Celestial-nosed woman is only more witty than a similarly gifted man, because the impudence which it invariably indicates is backed by woman's...
- Of or relating to China; Chinese.
- If there is a man in the Celestial Empire, who will lay his hand upon his breast, and declare in the presence of our God, that he hath derived more pleasure from truth than from lies, then let Rao-Gong-Fao be thrown on...
- We ate chow-chow with chop-sticks in the celestial restaurants; […] - 1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “”, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et...
- [H]e possessed the most delightful chinoiseries—trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire: […] - 1878 July–October, Henry James, Jr., chapter VI, in The Europeans. A Sketch. […], volume I, London: Macmillan and...
- Extremely beautiful, good, or pleasurable; divine, heavenly, wonderful.
- I think this a Pattern of a nevv Sort of Stile, not yet taken Notice of by the Criticks, vvhich is above the Sublime, and may be called the Celeſtial; that is, vvhen the moſt ſacred Phraſes appropriated to the Honour of...
- Dear Cecil: […] [W]hen are they in season and is there any way to judge which one to bring home? A really bad coconut is soooo yukky. But a really good coconut is so celestial. […] Sadie, Chicago. / Cecil replies: […]...
Synonyms: awesome based beat beatific bewildering blissful celestial delightful divine enchanting extraordinary fabulous fantabulosa fantabulous fascinating finger-lickin' good frabjous grandeur grandiose grand great heavenlike heavenly impressive
- Of or relating to heaven as the place where deities (or the Christian God), spiritual beings, etc., exist; heavenly.
- But ſome man will ſaye: howe ſhall the deed [the resurrection of the dead] aryſe? with what body ſhall they come? […] There are celeſtiall bodyes⸝ and there are bodyes terreſtriall: Butt the glory of the celeſtiall is...
- Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones. - c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […]...
- But farre above in ſpangled ſheen, / Celeſtiall Cupid her [Venus's] fam'd Son advanc't, / Holds his deare Pſyche ſvveet intranc't […] - 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by...
Synonyms: celest
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Of or relating to one or more deities, or the Christian God; divine, heavenly.
- Deſire of Povver, on Earth a Vicious VVeed, / Yet, ſprung from High, is of Cæleſtial Seed: / In God 'tis Glory: And vvhen men Aſpire, / 'Tis but a Spark too much of Heavenly Fire. - 1681, [John Dryden], Absalom and...
Synonyms: celest
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(Mormonism) Of or relating to the celestial kingdom, the highest degree of glory.
- We are now living and obeying celestial laws that will make us candidates for celestial glory, or we are living terrestrial laws that will make us candidates for either terrestrial glory, or telestial law. The place we...
- As young people growing up in this upside-down world, you have quite a challenge confronting the various pressures of modern-day life. How will you make it through your teenage years spiritually prepared for your...
Synonyms: celest
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂i-lom Proto-Italic *kailom? Latin caelum Latin terrestris Latin -estris Latin caelestis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin caelestiālislbor. Old French celestialbor. Middle English celestial English celestial The adjective is derived from Late Middle English celestial (“relating to the heavens or sky; (Christianity) relating to heaven, divine, heavenly”), borrowed from Old French celestial (modern French céleste), from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (“celestial”), or directly from its etymon Latin caelestis (“of or in the heavens, heavenly; (figurative) of the gods, divine; etc.”), from caelum (“heaven; sky”) (ultimate etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilom (“whole”)) + -estris (suffix meaning ‘dwelling or located in’ forming adjectives from nouns). The adverb and noun are derived...
Forms
more celestial most celestial cælestial cælestiall celestiall cœlestial
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Derived
celestial blue celestial body Celestial City celestial crown Celestial Empire celestial equator celestial globe celestial guidance celestial horizon celestialite celestiality celestialize celestial latitude celestial longitude celestially celestial marriage celestial mechanics celestial navigation celestialness celestial object celestial peace celestial plural marriage celestial pole celestial sphere
Adverb
- Synonym of celestially (“in a celestial manner (adjective senses)”).
- There young Telemachus, his bloomy face / Glovving cæleſtial-ſvveet vvith godlike grace, / Amid the Circle ſhines: but hope and fear / (Painful viciſſitude!) his boſom tear. - 1725, Homer, “Book I”, in [Elijah Fenton],...
Synonyms: celestially
Forms
Noun
- An inhabitant of heaven.
- [K]ing Joue frõ [from] golden throne vproſe / whom home to heauenly court celeſtials garding at did cloſe. - 1560 August 21 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Virgil, “The Tenth Boke”, in Thomas Phaer, transl., The...
- [T]hat graceful VVoman, vvith her Daughters about her, appeared to me vvith greater Dignity than ever any Figure, either of Venus attended by the Graces, Diana vvith her Nymphs, or any other Celeſtial vvho ovves her...
- No ſooner vvere they of age to be received into the apartments of the other celeſtials, than VVit began to entertain Venus at her toilet, by aping the ſolemnity of Learning; and Learning to divert Minerva at her loom,...
- A thing from heaven; also, a heavenly quality.
- The tabernacle alſo & al the veſſel of the miniſterie he in like maner ſprinkled vvith bloud. And al things almoſt according to the lavv are cleanſed vvith bloud: and vvithout ſheading of bloud there is not remiſſion....
- A person who is extremely beautiful, of high status, or intelligent, etc.
- Cast a firm glance also on those notable men, who, though not achieving any valuable positive results of speculation, were useful in their day, as protesting against widespread popular error, and rousing people into...
- Sometimes in the form Celestial: a native of China; a Chinese person.
- Three celestials died during the voyage, and, in accordance with the contract, their remains were embalmed and carried on to China. […] [T]he Chinese attach great importance to certain religious offices being performed...