celestial

¹ce·les·tial

adj
\sə-ˈles-chəl, -ˈlesh-, -ˈles-tē-əl\

Definition of CELESTIAL

1

: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity <celestial beings>

2

: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens <the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies>

3

a : ethereal, otherworldly <celestial music> b : olympian, supreme

4

capitalized [Celestial Empire, old name for China] : of or relating to China or the Chinese

— ce·les·tial·ly \-chə-lē, -tē-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of CELESTIAL

1. stars, planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies
2. The late afternoon sunlight gave the room a celestial glow.

Origin of CELESTIAL

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CELESTIAL

Synonyms: elysian, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal

Antonyms: chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean

Related Words: supernatural, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly, unworldly; angelic (or angelical), beatific, blissful; Olympian, paradisiacal (or paradisiac), utopian; cosmic (also cosmical), galactic, stellar

Near Antonyms: earthly, mundane, terrestrial, worldly; anti-utopian, dystopian

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Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith