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1. celestial
adjective. ['səˈlɛstʃəl'] of or relating to the sky.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caelestialis (Latin)
- caelestis (Latin)
Rhymes with Celestial
- bestial
How do you pronounce celestial?
Pronounce celestial as səˈlɛsʧəl.
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Sentences with celestial
1. Adjective
To say it adds a celestial pop to your living room is an understatement.
Quotes about celestial
1. I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more than I shall get it of you: which I do not at all anticipate.
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
2. Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you"and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other."To the children and the innocent it's all the same.
- Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
3. Miss Mitchell had a lovely voice, it was true, but Miss Mitchell speaking Italian was something celestial. Her ruby mouth opening and closing, the delicate way she almost sang the words, her tongue peeking out to wet her lips from time to time...Professor Emerson had to remind himself to close his mouth after it had dropped open.
- Sylvain Reynard, Gabriel's Inferno
2. celestial
adjective. ['səˈlɛstʃəl'] relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven.
Antonyms
Etymology
- caelestialis (Latin)
- caelestis (Latin)