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 Every nightfall is different — different seasonal colors, angels, weather, celestial glows, grasses and shadows. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 On one canvas, a woman prunes a plant and a cook tends his stove atop amid a procession of celestial beings. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 But already the thought tugged at me that the scales that had turned were not celestial, but legal, the workings of the same system condemned in the camp as corrupt and broken. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Your celestial ruler, Venus, will also station retrograde through your second house of money and self-worth, bringing old financial conversations or confidence issues back around. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for celestial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
  1. heavenly
  2. angelic
  3. blissful
Adjective
  • The duo think they’re headed to the heavenly afterlife only to arrive at the office of the Devil (voiced by Culkin), who seems overwhelmed by his job.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To qualify for beatification, the Vatican normally requires one miracle attributable to the faithful seeking the candidate's heavenly prayers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of heavenly
Adjective
  • And the angelic youth Dorian Gray’s deadly descent into vanity and vice—ignited by a hubristic obsession with his own image—eerily foreshadows the grim trajectory of Wilde’s later years.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In Barcelona, a popular graffiti artist painted Maricarmen in angelic form, complete with halo, wings and a white toga.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of angelic
Adjective
  • Treatments follow Thai, Chinese, and Indian healing methods, and the cavernous aqua-therapy lounge with sauna and vitality pool is a blissful hangout after a massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The lymphatic drainage–promoting gizmo switches between six temperatures — hot and cold alike — to tighten, boost radiance, and fake nine blissful hours of sleep.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of blissful

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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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