Celestial

Word CELESTIAL
Character 9
Hyphenation ce les tial
Pronunciations /səˈlɛstiəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Celestial"

What do we mean by celestial?

Of or relating to the sky or physical universe as understood in astronomy. adjective

Of or relating to heaven; divine. adjective

Supremely good; sublime. adjective

Of or relating to the Chinese people or to the former Chinese Empire. adjective

A heavenly being; a god or angel. noun

Of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven: as, the celestial globe; “the twelve celestial signs,”

Heavenly; belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, heaven; dwelling in heaven; hence, of superior excellence, delight, purity, etc.: as, a celestial being; celestial felicity.

An inhabitant of heaven. noun

capitalized A popular name for a native of China, the “Celestial Empire.” noun

Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. adjective

Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people. adjective

Heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. adjective

China; -- so called from the Chinese words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. adjective

An inhabitant of heaven. noun

A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. noun

Relating to heaven in a religious sense. adjective

Relating to the sky or space. adjective

Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory. adjective

An inhabitant of heaven. noun

An inhabitant of heaven.

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The word "celestial" in example sentences

This is only the latest twist in the government's attempts to convict Mr. Jeffs on charges related to his leadership of a several-thousand member sect in which he arranges plural marriages and joins young girls and much-older men in what he calls "celestial marriages." ❋ Russell Gold (2011)

Optatianus Porphyrius mentions more than once the monogram of Christ, which he calls the celestial sign, in the panegyric of Constantine which he wrote in Latin verse, but not ❋ Unknown (2007)

That is what we call the celestial nose, because it is always pointing skyward and serves as a perpetual interrogation point. ❋ William Windsor (N/A)

It is not a question of the heavens which are separated by heaven "coming" to Earth, but what they described as celestial Earth being transposed into the crossbars. many heavens - the chiliocosm. ❋ Czaragon (2009)

Would that be Santa in celestial .... not so good, right? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The waterproof unit takes three AA batteries and has built-in celestial tables. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the macroscopic scale, for most problems in celestial mechanics, Newtons theory of gravity, supplemented by treating relativistic effects as a small (very small) perturbation and irregularities in the mass distribution of gravitating bodies as multipole effects works extremely well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You know, up there soaking in celestial joy while Elvis rocks Cloud 9. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Iridium, since it is more prevalent in celestial bodies and spread out through the K-T boundary throughout the world – it was a leading clue in the hypothesis that dinosaurs were wiped out by a big asteriod. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, for most problem in celestial mechanics, relativistic considerations can be treated as small (very small) perturbations on the solution given by Newtonian mechanics and computed using perturbation theory. catclub says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

As far as I know, there is no mathematical solution for the classic n-body problem in celestial mechanics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Troping a Marxist view of history as the history of revolutionary action in celestial form, Orc is recognized as the astrological ruling body that governed the planetary and political revolutions that constitute the very content of Albion's Angel as a representation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[4481] One Venus is ancient without a mother, and descended from heaven, whom we call celestial; the younger, begotten of Jupiter and Dione, whom commonly we call Venus. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My copy of the American Heritage dictionary defines nadir as a term in celestial mechanics for the point opposite the zenith; the lowest point. ❋ Unknown (2004)

All three books have a dimension of religious mysticism and contain celestial images related to different myths and archetypes: the Comet, the ❋ Unknown (2001)

The shimmering waters that surround it, rimmed by green hills, suggest to him certain celestial qualities. ❋ Unknown (1922)

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