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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of or relating to the sky or the heavens: Planets are celestial bodies.
  2. adj. Of or relating to heaven; divine: celestial beings.
  3. adj. Supremely good; sublime: celestial happiness.
  4. adj. Of or relating to the Chinese people or to the former Chinese Empire.
  5. n. A heavenly being; a god or angel.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven: as, the celestial globe; “the twelve celestial signs,”
  2. 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.
  3. n. An inhabitant of heaven.
  4. n. [capitalized] A popular name for a native of China, the “Celestial Empire.”

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Relating to heaven in a religious sense.
  2. adj. Relating to the sky or space.
  3. adj. Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
  4. n. An inhabitant of heaven.
  5. n. A native of China.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
  2. adj. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
  3. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
  4. n. An inhabitant of heaven.
  5. n. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  2. adj. of heaven or the spirit
  3. adj. of or relating to the sky

Etymologies

  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin celestiālis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum, sky.

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  • bilby Arrgghaballahhufflepox!

    I even saw TISM live. Once. But it were grand :-) Feb 26, 2009

  • qroqqa Do I have to spell out the TISM reference then? (* esprit de l'escalier: This Is Serious Marsupial would have worked better *) Feb 26, 2009

  • bilby Field Marshall Q, your good self and the rolig do serious better than anyone else on this battered conveyance, so have with it. Avanti! Feb 26, 2009

  • qroqqa This Is Serious, Bilby Feb 26, 2009

  • bilby Mistah quokka he must be do put money sweah jah, yessah. Feb 26, 2009

  • qroqqa      Celestialling the word,
    her colour a deference still,
    her voice adored and implored : 'Lord, what choice ?'
    —Charles Williams, 'The Ascent of the Spear', in Taliessin Through Logres

    Mistah Williams he wanker. Feb 26, 2009

  • brtom ..." and while
    Celestial blushes check thy conscious smile ..."
    Sheridan, School for Scandal Jan 2, 2008

  • slumry As a noun, celestial refers to a heavenly being, a god or angel. Aug 7, 2007

‘celestial’ has been looked up 3043 times, loved by 21 people, added to 104 lists, commented on 8 times, and has a Scrabble score of 11.