celestial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: celestial	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for celestial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
celestial adj of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" Synonym(s): celestial, heavenly relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" Synonym(s): celestial, heavenly of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" Synonym(s): celestial, ethereal, supernal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n. A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope. 2. A native of China.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Celestial \Celes"tial\, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See {Cell}.] 1. Belonging to the a[89]rial regions, or visible heavens. [bd]The twelve celestial* signs.[b8] --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. [bd]Celestial spirits.[b8] [bd]Celestial light,[b8] --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 appointed by heaven. --S. W. Williams.