From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," --Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Celestial City
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{Celestial City}, {City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy
City}]
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