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
This celestial authority was jealously guarded for almost the entirety of Imperial China.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The magical, yet short-lived and intense celestial spark occurs every year at the beginning of January.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
And while the crew members will not land on the moon, their trajectory will offer a unique view of our closest celestial neighbor.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
After more than six months of study, Tianwen-2 will leave the asteroid and drop the collected sample down to Earth before heading off to investigate 311P/PanSTARRS, a complicated celestial object that’s part asteroid and part comet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
The magical, yet short-lived and intense celestial spark occurs every year at the beginning of January.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
And while the crew members will not land on the moon, their trajectory will offer a unique view of our closest celestial neighbor.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
After more than six months of study, Tianwen-2 will leave the asteroid and drop the collected sample down to Earth before heading off to investigate 311P/PanSTARRS, a complicated celestial object that’s part asteroid and part comet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
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Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The motions of the stars also exhibited a similar 24 hour period, as though the heavenly canopy rotated throughout the night.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 15-track project finds the cousins fully leaning into their corridos foundation, trading verses and melodies in their signature raspy delivery — but also tapping into elevated production and angelic choir arrangements between songs.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
26 Dec. 2025
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Maybe some Christmas tree green, or an angelic silver?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Dec. 2025
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While you’re holed up in your new lodgings, enjoy a blissful soak under the rainfall showerhead or take in the view from the glass wall in the bedroom that offers an unobscured view during leaf-peeping season and beyond.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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Florida has more than its fair share of gorgeous beaches for blissful getaways, but one special place along its eastern coast stands above the rest.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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