Main Entry: ¹ce·les·tial

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈles-chəl, -ˈlesh-, -ˈles-tē-əl\

Function: adjective

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

Date: 14th century

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