Celestial

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  • adjective. Of or relating to the sky or physical universe as understood in astronomy.
  • adjective. Of or relating to heaven; divine.
  • adjective. Supremely good; sublime.
  • adjective. Of or relating to the Chinese people or to the former Chinese Empire.
  • noun. A heavenly being; a god or angel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven: as, the celestial globe; “the twelve celestial signs,”
  • Heavenly; belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, heaven; dwelling in heaven; hence, of superior excellence, delight, purity, etc.: as, a celestial being; celestial felicity.
  • noun. An inhabitant of heaven.
  • noun. [capitalized] A popular name for a native of China, the “Celestial Empire.”
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An inhabitant of heaven.
  • noun. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese.
  • adjective. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
  • adjective. heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem.
  • adjective. China; -- so called from the Chinese words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. (sometimes capitalized) A native of China.
  • noun. by extension, an East Asian person.
  • adjective. Relating to heaven in a religious sense.
  • adjective. Relating to the sky or space.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
  • noun. An inhabitant of heaven.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  • adjective. of heaven or the spirit
  • adjective. of or relating to the sky
  • Word Usage
    "This is only the latest twist in the government's attempts to convict Mr. Jeffs on charges related to his leadership of a several-thousand member sect in which he arranges plural marriages and joins young girls and much-older men in what he calls "celestial marriages.""
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    heavenly  
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    bestial  
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