celestial

CEFRC1

/sɪˈlɛs.ti.əl/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the sky, stars, or space.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of a nose: upturned, as if towards the sky.

Examples

  • "Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari" is a very good movie.

  • Can there be so much anger in celestial hearts?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /sɪˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or relating to China; Chinese.

  2. Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.

  3. Of, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible.

More examples

In context

  • It is said that Peng Zu was the grandson of a celestial emperor.

  • [W]e muſt of neceſſitie vſe the benefit of yeares, daies, hovvers, minutes, vvhich all grovve from cœleſtiall motion.

  • [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.

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Origin

adjective

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 from the adjective. Adjective sense 2.2 (“of or relating to China”) and nou...