celestial

«celestial» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with the sky or outer space, as in «celestial… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (celestial)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with the sky or outer space, as in «celestial bodies» like stars, planets and moons. tree →

2) To do with heaven, or heavenly and very beautiful, as in «celestial music». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, «celestial bodies» means objects in space, and the «celestial sphere» is the imaginary dome of the sky used in astronomy. In stories and church language, «celestial» describes heaven and angels. It tells the reader of something high, starry or heavenly.

examples

• The Sun, the Moon and the planets are celestial bodies. tree →
• Ancient sailors used celestial navigation by the stars. tree →
• The choir sounded celestial. tree →
• A celestial map shows the constellations. tree →
• In the poem, angels sang in the celestial city. tree →
• The comet was a rare celestial event. tree →
• Christians believe in a celestial heaven with God. tree →
• URANIA, the muse of Astronomy, stands erect, and bears in her left hand a celestial globe. tree →

note

Adjective. Said «suh-LES-tee-ul» or «suh-LES-chul». Opposite: terrestrial (to do with Earth). Spelling: c-e-l-e-s-t-i-a-l.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «celestial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.