telestial
See also: Telestial
English
editEtymology
editUncertain.
- Possibly a blend of terrestrial + celestial, which are the names of the other two degrees of glory.
- Possibly related to Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”), Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, purpose”)
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: te‧les‧ti‧al
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
edittelestial (not comparable)
- (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.
- 1835, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Doctrine and Covenants, 76:81:
- And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:telestial.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Tagalog: telestiyal
Translations
editof or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory
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References
edit- Kevin Barney (2010 January 27) “The Etymology of 'Telestial'”, in By Common Consent, retrieved May 25, 2018
- Richard D. Draper (1999 September) “New Light on Paul's Teachings”, in Ensign[1], volume 29, number 9, page 22
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