| Celestial | a. [ OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell. ] 1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial signs.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. “Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light, ” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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