celestial
pronunciation
How to pronounce celestial in British English:
UK [səˈlestiəl]
How to pronounce celestial in American English:
US [səˈlestʃl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the sky
- relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
- of heaven or the spirit
Word Origin
- celestial (adj.)
- late 14c., "pertaining to heaven," from Old French celestial "celestial, heavenly, sky-blue," from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky," from caelum "heaven, sky; abode of the gods; climate," which is of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE *kaid-slo-, perhaps from a root also found in Germanic and Baltic meaning "bright, clear" (compare Lithuanian skaidrus "shining, clear;" Old English hador, German heiter "clear, shining, cloudless," Old Norse heið "clear sky"). The Latin word is the source of the usual word for "sky" in most of the Romance languages, such as French ciel, Spanish cielo, Italian cielo. General sense of "heavenly, very delightful" in English is from early 15c.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The celestial array of apostles prophets and saints with their intricate golden haloes combined with contrasting lapis lazuli and vermilion is still vibrant after six centuries .
- 2. Said in another way , at a latitude of 44 degrees any star will be circumpolar if it 's less than 44 degrees from the north celestial pole .
- 3. In the middle ages , the sky was understood to be a celestial canopy above the fixed earth , and the sun and moon were imagined as moving in the heavens over our stationary platform .
- 4. The celestial array of apostles , prophets and saints with their intricate golden haloes , combined with contrasting lapis lazuli and vermilion , is still vibrant after six centuries .
- 5. At least , he 's no more of a god than , say , superman , who also hailed from a remote celestial world populated by high-powered pseudo-humans .