celestial

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.
2. (not-comparable) Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
3. (Mormonism, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
4. (not-comparable) Extremely good, pleasant, or blissful; heavenly.

Noun

1. An inhabitant of heaven.
2. (capitalized, obsolete, sometimes) A native of China.
3. (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.

Concepten

hemels

hemel-

hemel

Synoniemen

heavenly

divine

supernatural

supernal

spiritual

ethereal

empyrean

godlike

of heaven

Chinese

🇨🇳/🇲🇴

empyreal

stellar

sublime

superior

unearthly

unworldly

welkin

Olympian

in the sky

not earthly

relating to gods

belonging to the firmaments

ambrosial

astral

atmospherical

excellent

firmamental

god

godly

heaven

skyey

spherical

Vertalingen

céleste

celestial

celeste

celeste

celeste

himmlisch

celestiale

ουράνιος

celestial

celestial

superno

divino

kutsal

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/səˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: celestial

In summary

From Middle English celestial, from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).
The meanings related to East Asia come from Celestial Empire, a former name of China.