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of or from the sky or outside this world: The moon is a celestial body. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Astronomy. albedo. Andromeda. Aquarius. Aries. asteroid. galaxy. Gemini. geostationary. geosynchronous. gibbous. observatory. orbital. Orion. penumbra. substellar. sunspot. supergiant. supermassive. supermoon. See more results »
: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity. celestial beings. 2. : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens. the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies. 3. a. : ethereal, otherworldly. celestial music. b. : olympian, supreme. the celestial impudence of the boy Leonard Bacon. 4.
The word celestial is primarily used to describe things that have to do with the heavens such as angels, spirits, stars and planets. It does not come from words meaning God or soul though, but from the Latin word for "sky," caelestis, which also gave rise to the word ceiling.
pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in celestial body. pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine: celestial bliss. Synonyms: ethereal, beatific, seraphic, angelic.
(Definition of celestial from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) celestial | Intermediate English. adjective. us / səˈles·tʃəl / Add to word list. of or from the sky above us: The moon is a celestial body.
Celestial is used to describe things relating to heaven or to the sky. Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies. American English : celestial / sɪˈlɛstʃəl /
adj. 1. of or pertaining to the sky or visible heaven: a celestial body. 2. pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine. 3. of or pertaining to celestial navigation.
