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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, a. Of pertaining to or characteristic of the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n. A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, a. [OF. celestial, celestied fr L. caelestic fr caelum heaved. See {Cell}.] 1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens. ``The twelve celestial signs.'' --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. ``Celestial spirits.'' ``Celestial light,'' --Milton. {Celestial city}, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. --Bunyan. {Celestial empire}, China; -- so called from the Chinese words tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. --S. W. Williams. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope. 2. A native of China. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: celestial adj 1: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" [syn: {heavenly}] 2: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: {heavenly}] 3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn: {ethereal}, {supernal}]
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