celestial

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

céleste

celestial

celeste

celeste

celeste

himmlisch

celestiale

ουράνιος

hemels

celestial

celestial

superno

divino

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.