See also: Celestial and Célestial

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Etymology

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From Middle English celestial, from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (sky, heaven).

The meanings related to East Asia come from Celestial Empire, a former name of China.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/, /səˈlɛs.ti.əl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ce‧les‧tial

Adjective

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celestial (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.
  2. Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  3. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
    • 1974 February, “A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee”, in Ensign[1], 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”, in Ensign[2], 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?
  4. Extremely good, pleasant, or blissful; heavenly.
    • 1974 July 16, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader[3]:
      [Reader:] A really bad coconut is soooo yukky. But a really good coconut is so celestial. [...] If you can hear the milk sloshing inside, odds are you’ve got a celestial coconut rather than a yukky one.

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Noun

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celestial (plural celestials)

  1. An inhabitant of heaven.
    • 1913, Horace Coffin Stanton, Telepathy of the Celestial World[4], page x:
      For the celestials communicate by the psychic dispatch. Scriptures prove that.
  2. (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[5], page 23:
      Three celestials died during the voyage, and, in accordance with the contract, their remains were embalmed and carried on to China.
  3. (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese celestial, borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (celestial), from Latin caelestis (celestial), from caelum (sky).

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celestial m or f (plural celestiais)

  1. celestial
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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis.

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celestial m or f (plural celestials)

  1. celestial
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese celestial, borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestiālis (celestial), from Latin caelestis (celestial), from caelum (sky).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.les.t͡ʃiˈaw/ [se.les.t͡ʃɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /se.lesˈt͡ʃjaw/ [se.lesˈt͡ʃjaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /se.leʃ.t͡ʃiˈaw/ [se.leʃ.t͡ʃɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /se.leʃˈt͡ʃjaw/ [se.leʃˈt͡ʃjaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.lɨʃˈtjal/ [sɨ.lɨʃˈtjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.lɨʃˈtja.li/

  • Hyphenation: ce‧les‧ti‧al

Adjective

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celestial m or f (plural celestiais)

  1. (religion) heavenly (relating to heaven)
    Synonym: celeste

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin caelestiālis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum (sky, heaven).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θelesˈtjal/ [θe.lesˈt̪jal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /selesˈtjal/ [se.lesˈt̪jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ce‧les‧tial

Adjective

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celestial m or f (masculine and feminine plural celestiales)

  1. celestial

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