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
But the full moon can be seen with even more specificity via binoculars or a small telescope, which allow viewers to observe many different features of the moon, including its mountain ridges and where it has been marked by impacts from other celestial objects.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 June 2025
This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, hovering over your eighth house of mergers and shared investments.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Mood-wise, this first section is magnificently done (although the celestial spa-music score by the Newton Brothers is a twinkle too much).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Stars burn like celestial nuclear fusion reactors, quasars emit thousands of times the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy, and asteroids slam into planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 June 2025
This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, hovering over your eighth house of mergers and shared investments.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Mood-wise, this first section is magnificently done (although the celestial spa-music score by the Newton Brothers is a twinkle too much).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Stars burn like celestial nuclear fusion reactors, quasars emit thousands of times the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy, and asteroids slam into planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
Adjective
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In the elders’ telling, a single ray of heavenly light shone down while the villagers cried with joy.—
Pete McKenzie,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Basically a man who had built a solid reputation as a career university president naively entered the Church of Florida Autocracy, donned sackcloth and ashes and prostrated himself … ultimately for no heavenly reward whatsoever.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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After stealing the priest’s Bible and fabricating a letter to clear his name, Eli stands ominously over the dead body — an angelic glow bursting behind him.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The title cut is a slow and low cruising anthem with angelic backing vocals.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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The idea is to switch off and restore balance, ensuring a blissful night's sleep.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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In one of the film’s most blissful scenes, BJ instantly connects with two Black women in front of an awestruck Tae, relying on nothing but charm and a shared cultural language.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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