单词 | celestial |
释义 | celestial —celestially, adv. —celestialness, celestiality /seuh les'chee al"i tee/, n. /seuh les"cheuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to the sky or visible heaven. 2. pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine: celestial bliss. 3. of or pertaining to celestial navigation: a celestial fix. 4. (cap.) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people. n. 5. an inhabitant of heaven. 6. (cap.) a citizen of the Celestial Empire. [1350-1400; ME < ML celestialis, equiv. to L caelesti(s) heavenly (cael(um) heaven, sky + -estis adj. suffix) + -alis -AL1] Syn. 2. angelic, seraphic, blissful, ethereal. |
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