as in heavenly
of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
movie scenes depicting life after death are usually accompanied by celestial music
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Recent Examples of celestial
Here's what Kentuckians should know about catching Saturn and other September celestial occurrences.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
This summer rounds out with one more celestial moonwalk, which promises to shake up our lives — but in a fun and exciting way.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
And for all the biggest celestial events of 2025, check out our comprehensive astronomical calendar as well as our guide to all the comets coming our way this year.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The resulting film is equal parts shaggy, quixotic road movie and Malickian spiritual ponderance, gazing at the celestial patterns above while also too drunk on them to see the shallowness of their promise.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
This summer rounds out with one more celestial moonwalk, which promises to shake up our lives — but in a fun and exciting way.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
And for all the biggest celestial events of 2025, check out our comprehensive astronomical calendar as well as our guide to all the comets coming our way this year.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The resulting film is equal parts shaggy, quixotic road movie and Malickian spiritual ponderance, gazing at the celestial patterns above while also too drunk on them to see the shallowness of their promise.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
Adjective
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Schedule in for a heavenly hammam treatment at Joali Maldives, one of just a few in the country with this traditional treatment.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film opens just as its predecessor ended, with a handy recap explaining how Ne Zha and his angelic counterpart, Ao Bing, ended up in need of bodily reincarnation.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Luanne, Hank’s angelic and naive niece who filled out the Hill family, was voiced by Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009, and her role was not recast out of respect.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Wishing these two a blissful union ahead.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is also a new yoga pavilion near the river, while another platform offers space for wellness talks and experiences, such as the blissful Sacred Nap Ritual, during which a wellness mentor guides participants through a story while guests are blissfully cradled in silk hammocks.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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