Celestial
Celestial , adjective
[Old French celestial, celestied, from Latin caelestic, from caelum heaved. See Cell.]
1.
Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.
The twelve celestial signs.
2.
Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
Celestial spirits.
Celestial light,
3.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
Collocations (2)
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
Celestial , noun
1.
An inhabitant of heaven. — Pope
2.
A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloquial]