Celestial
Pronunciation : Ce*les"tial
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
Definition : 1. Belonging to the a?rial 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ce*les"tial
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
2. A native of China.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913