celestial
An inhabitant of heavenAn inhabitant of heaven.
» The celestial vault makes its revolution.
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4 sensesAn inhabitant of heaven.
(in the plural)A thing from heaven; also, a heavenly quality.
(dated, figuratively)A person who is extremely beautiful, of high status, or intelligent, etc.
(obsolete)Sometimes in the form Celestial: a native of China; a Chinese person.
Examples
31 sentencesThe celestial vault makes its revolution.
Pluto is a very far celestial object.
dePluto ist ein sehr ferner Himmelskörper. — Waldelfe
I will become god of the celestial world.
Can there be so much anger in celestial hearts?
Japanese know that there is wabi-sabi in celestial objects.
Origin
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English celestial (“relating to the heavens or sThe 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).
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