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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•les•tial /səˈlɛstʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- of, relating to, or guided by the visible heaven:celestial navigation.
- of or relating to the spiritual heaven;
heavenly;
divine:celestial peace.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•les•tial (sə les′chəl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to the sky or visible heaven.
- pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly;
divine:celestial bliss. - of or pertaining to celestial navigation:a celestial fix.
- Language Varieties, World History(cap.) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.
n. - an inhabitant of heaven.
- World History, Language Varieties(cap.) a citizen of the Celestial Empire.
- Medieval Latin cēlestiālis, equivalent. to Latin caelesti(s) heavenly (cael(um) heaven, sky + -estis adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged angelic, seraphic, blissful, ethereal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: celestial /sɪˈlɛstɪəl/ adj - heavenly; divine; spiritual: celestial peace
- of or relating to the sky: celestial bodies
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin cēlestiālis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum heavenceˈlestially adv |