celestial
pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in celestial body.
of or relating to celestial navigation: a celestial fix.
Celestial, of or relating to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.
an inhabitant of heaven.
Celestial, a citizen of the Celestial Empire.
Origin of celestial
1Other words for celestial
Other words from celestial
- ce·les·tial·ly, adverb
- ce·les·tial·ness, ce·les·ti·al·i·ty [suh-les-chee-al-i-tee], /səˌlɛs tʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, noun
- non·ce·les·tial, adjective
- non·ce·les·tial·ly, adverb
- su·per·ce·les·tial, adjective
- su·per·ce·les·tial·ly, adverb
- un·ce·les·tial, adjective
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How to use celestial in a sentence
There are still many unanswered questions about how the space-surviving microbes could physically survive the transfer from one celestial body to another.
Clumps of bacteria could spread life between planets | Paola Rosa-Aquino | August 27, 2020 | Popular-SciencePhobos might even be a kind of celestial Phoenix, born from the remains of an earlier moon that got ripped apart into rings that then reassembled.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | NautilusA star is a celestial object whose surface is so hot that it emits light.
Such crisp telescope images could help astronomers study a range of celestial objects, from solar system bodies to distant galaxies.
An Antarctic ice dome may offer the world’s clearest views of the night sky | Maria Temming | July 29, 2020 | Science NewsTypically, corrections use telescope observations, which offer a set of celestial coordinates to determine Earth’s orientation in space.
A giant underground motion sensor in Germany tracks Earth’s wobbles | Maria Temming | July 17, 2020 | Science News
One has to believe that Brazil was at the receiving end of some great celestial wrath.
Germany Humiliates World Cup Host Brazil 7-1 in Semifinal Slaughter | Tunku Varadarajan | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a music fan, it was very exciting to finally have access to something close to a celestial jukebox—all music, instantly.
15 Years After Napster: How the Music Service Changed the Industry | Alex Suskind | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe can only thank some celestial power that he did not seek refuge in the United States.
Geniuses joined the realm of intermediate beings, alternately exalted and tormented by celestial visions.
Bathed in celestial light, and with her husband, Jor-El (Russell Crowe), looking on, she gives birth to their son, Kal-El.
‘Man of Steel,’ New Superman Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Falls Flat | Marlow Stern | June 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJust corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouAt first men imagined the celestial bodies to be, as they seemed, small objects not very far away.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerAtmospheric envelopes appear to be common features about the celestial spheres.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerA dark moon has joined this celestial grouping, and is now swinging in an orbit about the earth.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousPerhaps I was but startled yesterday to find a celestial loveliness where I expected to encounter pallid inanity.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine Green
British Dictionary definitions for celestial
/ (sɪˈlɛstɪəl) /
heavenly; divine; spiritual: celestial peace
of or relating to the sky: celestial bodies
Origin of celestial
1Derived forms of celestial
- celestially, adverb
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Scientific definitions for celestial
[ sə-lĕs′chəl ]
Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.
Relating to the celestial sphere or to any of the coordinate systems by which the position of an object, such as a star or planet, is represented on it.
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