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
While your celestial ruler, Venus, calls for cozy, slow beauty, Saturn-Neptune retrograde pushes you to retreat and reflect.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In Chinese myths, being an immortal can sort of feel like being a government employee — celestial bureaucracies make decisions that affect both the heavenly and mortal realms, and leaders of different immortal sects can engage in power plays and politics.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The absence of reflected moonlight during a new moon makes stars and other celestial objects easier to see.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The previously unknown moon doesn’t have a literary name yet, and the International Astronomical Union, which assigns official names to celestial objects, will need to approve one.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In Chinese myths, being an immortal can sort of feel like being a government employee — celestial bureaucracies make decisions that affect both the heavenly and mortal realms, and leaders of different immortal sects can engage in power plays and politics.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The absence of reflected moonlight during a new moon makes stars and other celestial objects easier to see.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The previously unknown moon doesn’t have a literary name yet, and the International Astronomical Union, which assigns official names to celestial objects, will need to approve one.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
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Schedule in for a heavenly hammam treatment at Joali Maldives, one of just a few in the country with this traditional treatment.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the store is selling a T-shirt bearing the same painting Newsom’s press office posted on X last week that portrays musician Kid Rock, commentator Tucker Carlson, and an angelic version of the late Hulk Hogan praying over Newsom.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Aug. 2025
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Luanne, Hank’s angelic and naive niece who filled out the Hill family, was voiced by Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009, and her role was not recast out of respect.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
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Wishing these two a blissful union ahead.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is also a new yoga pavilion near the river, while another platform offers space for wellness talks and experiences, such as the blissful Sacred Nap Ritual, during which a wellness mentor guides participants through a story while guests are blissfully cradled in silk hammocks.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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