celestial C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /səˈlɛstʃəl/ UK /sɪˈlɛstiəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the sky or heavens, or to heaven in a divine sense Astronomers charted the celestial bodies across the night sky. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the sky or... heavenlydivineetherealempyrealastralsupernal ↔ Opposites terrestrialearthlymundaneinfernal Word family Derived forms celestially Appears in Phrases (2) See all celestial equator an imaginary circle in the sky corresponding to Earth's equator Adjective + noun celestial sphere an imaginary sphere surrounding Earth on which stars and other celestial objects appear to lie Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French celestial, from Latin caelestis ('heavenly'), from caelum ('sky, heaven'). caelestis Latin caelum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Astronomy & Space Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # celestial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səˈlɛstʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈlɛstiəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the sky or heavens, or to heaven in a divine sense ## Examples - Astronomers charted the celestial bodies across the night sky. ## Synonyms - heavenly - divine - ethereal - empyreal - astral - supernal ## Antonyms - terrestrial - earthly - mundane - infernal ## Derived Forms - celestially ## Roots and Affixes - Root: caelestis - Root: caelum ## Etymology From Old French celestial, from Latin caelestis ('heavenly'), from caelum ('sky, heaven'). ## AI Etymology Celestial is from Old French celestial, from Latin caelestis ('heavenly'), from caelum ('sky, heaven'). In present-day use, it means relating to the sky or heavens, or to heaven in a divine sense. Derived formations include celestially. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Astronomy & Space - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown