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Celestial

Ce-lēs'tial, a.

adjective

(se-lēst'yal), a. [O. Fr. celestial, celestiel, celestel, from Lat. celestis, celestis, from cælum, cælum, heaven.]

Sense 1. Belonging or relating to the spiritual heaven; heavenly. “Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light.” Milton.

Sense 2. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial signs.” Shak.

Ce-lēs'tial, n.

noun

n. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.