Ce*les"tial (?), 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.
2.
Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," Milton.
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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Ce*les"tial, n.
1.
An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
2.
A native of China.
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Ce*les"tial (?), a.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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Ce*les"tial, n.
A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
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