Definition of celestial

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Celestial (n.) A native of China.

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Tropic :: Tropic (n.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23? 28/, and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic..
Supernatant :: Supernal (a.) Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly; as, supernal grace..
Archangel :: Archangel (n.) A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.
Phantasmatography :: Phantasmatography (n.) A description of celestial phenomena, as rainbows, etc..
Supercharged :: Supercelestial (a.) Higher than celestial; superangelic.
Virtue :: Virtue (n.) One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
Anagoge :: Anagoge (n.) An elevation of mind to things celestial.
Nadir :: Nadir (n.) That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand..
Fleshly :: Fleshly (a.) Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine.
Angel :: Angel (n.) A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers..
Cycle :: Cycle (n.) An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Celestial :: Celestial (a.) Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens..
Cathay :: Cathay (n.) China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.).
Zenith :: Zenith (n.) That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; -- opposed to nadir.
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star..
Planisphere :: Planisphere (n.) The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane; especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour..
Direct :: Direct (a.) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body..
Beatify :: Beatify (v. t.) To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment.
Scheme :: Scheme (n.) A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
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