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
For a sense of just how extraordinary this celestial event is, consider the fact that this particular alignment hasn’t happened at this exact spot in thousands of years.
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
This year’s celestial calendar is packed.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Hillary Busis considers this celestial nonsense.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
The 2024 total solar eclipse across North America proved celestial events mean serious business.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
This year’s celestial calendar is packed.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Hillary Busis considers this celestial nonsense.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
The 2024 total solar eclipse across North America proved celestial events mean serious business.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
Adjective
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Some intriguing plays and movies are in the offing this week, not to mention heavenly coffee and killer cupcakes.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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His fugues are a draftsman’s rendering of heavenly splendor.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dick Page left models’ skin at Michael Kors so un-glammed that visible undereye circles appeared truly angelic.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Football is the framing device for this romantic fantasy about LA Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton, who wins the starting job, then dies in a traffic accident while biking home (thanks to angelic error).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Late-night snacking on juicy, carby food—preferably while standing barefoot in the refrigerator light—is one of those universally blissful life moments.—
Julia Sullivan,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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An adjacent identical villa can also be rented to create a blissful compound.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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