celestial

[Ce*les·tial]

What is the difference between a celestial being and a celestial body? The first is something living such as an alien or an angel, whereas the latter is an inanimate object such as a star or a planet. Both, however, are from the sky.

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Belonging to the a'89rial regions, or visible heavens.

Adjective S.
of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"

Adjective
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"

Adjective
of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"


a.
Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.

a.
Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.

n.
An inhabitant of heaven.

n.
A native of China.


Celestial

Ce*les"tial , a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.] 1. Belonging to the a'89rial regions, or visible heavens. "The twelve celestial signs." Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," Milton. Celestial city, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. Bunyan. -- Celestial empire, China; -- so called from the Chinese words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appoined by heaven. S. W. Williams.

Celestial

Ce*les"tial, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope. 2. A native of China.

Belonging to the a'89rial regions, or visible heavens.

An inhabitant of heaven.

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Usage Examples

Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come.

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.

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Other Usage Examples

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.

Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels.

A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of civil natures and genteel dispositions are as much nearer to celestial creatures as those that are rude and cruel are to devils.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

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