Word Meanings - CELESTIAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. "The twelve celestial signs." Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," Milton. Celestial city, heaven; the heavenly

Additional info about word: CELESTIAL

1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. "The twelve celestial signs." Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," 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 appoined by heaven. S. W. Williams.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CELESTIAL)

• Sidereal
• Astral
• heavenly
• starry
• celestial
• Supernal
• Celestial

Related words: (words related to CELESTIAL)

• CELESTIAL
  1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. "The twelve celestial signs." Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," Milton. Celestial city, heaven; the heavenly
• SUPERNAL
  1. Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions. "That supernal judge." Shak. 2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly; as, supernal grace. Not by the sufferance of supernal power.
• SIDEREALIZE
  To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to etherealize. German literature transformed, siderealized, as we see it in Goethe, reckons Winckelmann among its initiators. W. Pater.
• HEAVENLY
  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music. As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 1 Cor. xv.
• STARRY
  1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. "Above the starry sky." Pope. 2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame. Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and
• ASTRAL
  Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike. Shines only with an astral luster. I. Taylor. Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer. Dryden. Astral lamp, an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table
• SIDEREAL
  Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars; designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal revolution of a planet; a sidereal day. Sidereal clock, day, month, year. See under
• CELESTIALIZE
  To make celestial.
• CELESTIALLY
  In a celestial manner.
• HEAVENLYMINDED; HEAVENLY-MINDED
  Having the thoughts and affections placed on, or suitable for, heaven and heavenly objects; devout; godly; pious. Milner. -- Heav"en*ly*mind`ed*ness, n.
• SUPERCELESTIAL
  1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland. 2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.
• SUBCELESTIAL
  Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories. Barrow.
• INTERSIDEREAL
  Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.
• CADASTRAL
  Of or pertaining to landed property. Cadastral survey, or Cadastral map, a survey, map, or plan on a large scale (Usually topographical map, which exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of roads and streams, for the sake
• PERIASTRAL
  Among or around the stars. "Comets in periastral passage." R. A. Proctor.
• GASTRALGIA
  Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders.
• SUBASTRAL
  Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Bp. Warburton.