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celestial

/səˈlɛs.t͡ʃ(ə)l/adjective3 syllables

Celestial means: of heaven or the spirit.

Synonyms for celestial14

adjective, as in of heaven or the spirit

ethereal, supernal, heavenly

adjective, as in of or relating to the sky

heavenly

adjective, as in relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

heavenly

also used for celestial

celest, awesome, based, beat, beatific, bewildering, blissful, delightful, divine, enchanting, celestially

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What does celestial mean?3

adjective

1

of heaven or the spirit“celestial peace”

2

of or relating to the sky“celestial map”

3

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven“celestial beings”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Celestial in a sentence

  • Can there be so much anger in celestial hearts?tjb1982
  • I will become god of the celestial world.jasmaa
  • An axis is an imaginary straight line around which a celestial body rotates.sundown
  • Japanese know that there is wabi-sabi in celestial objects.nonong
  • A planet is a celestial body that does not shine by its own light.Adelpa
  • Celestial bodies are projected onto an imaginary sphere called the celestial sphere.unknown
  • To give names to celestial objects, astronomers use Latin.Objectivesea
  • A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun.Adelpa

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