celestial

adjective

sə-ˈles-chəl How to pronounce celestial (audio)
Definition of celestialnext
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 With your celestial ruler, Saturn, retrograde in your fourth house of innermost feelings, unresolved issues from your past that affect your emotional foundation may unexpectedly resurface. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Think about how the world and the celestial have enriched your life. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Once that happens, a protostar becomes a bona fide star and lives out its celestial life. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026 Yes, one’s celestial and the other’s terrestrial, populated by spaceships and satellites versus race cars. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for celestial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
  1. heavenly
  2. angelic
  3. blissful
Adjective
  • The actress, 29, wore a heavenly floor-length white gown sourced from French fashion house Matières Fécales to the red carpet at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Tuesday, July 14.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of heavenly
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  • Selena Gomez looked angelic in a white lace off-the-shoulder slip dress.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • Best known for his angelic voice that plays on R&B and pop, WONHO seems to be testing out something new, bordering on dance, EDM, club, house, mellow pop, and hyper-pop.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of angelic
Adjective
  • Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Cataldi retired in 2022, at the end of an uncomfortably blissful year in which the Phillies made the World Series and the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of blissful

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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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