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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCelestial
/səˈlɛs.ti.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
"Ancient navigators used celestial bodies to find their direction across the open ocean." - 2
Belonging or relating to heaven.
"The choir's angelic voices filled the cathedral with a celestial beauty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin caelestis, stemming from caelum meaning 'heaven' or 'sky'. It entered the English language in the 14th century through Old French, shifting from purely theological references to astronomical and poetic descriptions of the heavens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Celestial" is said worldwide
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céleste
Transliteration: selest
"La nuit dernière, nous avons observé la beauté des corps célestes."
himmlisch
Transliteration: himmlisch
"Der Nachthimmel war voller herrlicher himmlischer Körper."
celeste
Transliteration: celeste
"Gli astronomi studiano i corpi celesti con grande attenzione."
celestial
Transliteration: selestial
"Las estrellas y los planetas forman parte del sistema celestial."
celestial
Transliteration: selestial
"O mapa celestial ajuda a localizar as constelações no céu."
खगोलीय
Transliteration: khagoliya
"दूरबीन की मदद से खगोलीय पिंडों का अध्ययन किया जाता है।"
天体的
Transliteration: tiāntǐ de
"天文学家正在观测各种天体现象。"
천체의
Transliteration: cheonche-ui
"망원경을 통해 천체의 움직임을 관측할 수 있습니다."
天体の
Transliteration: tentai no
"夜空には多くの天体が輝いている。"
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