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CELESTIALITY

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ce⋅les⋅tial

[suh-les-chuhl]
–adjective
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. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.
–noun
5. an inhabitant of heaven.
6. (initial capital letter) a citizen of the Celestial Empire.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML cēlestiālis, equiv. to L caelesti(s) heavenly (cael(um) heaven, sky + -estis adj. suffix) + -ālis -al 1


ce⋅les⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
ce⋅les⋅tial⋅ness, ce⋅les⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty [suh-les-chee-al-i-tee] , noun


2. angelic, seraphic, blissful, ethereal.
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Word Origin & History

celestial 
c.1384, from L. cælestis "heavenly," from cælum "heaven, sky," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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