celestial
adjective
, -ˈlesh-, -ˈle-stē-əl\
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Adjective
, -ˈlesh- , -ˈle-stē-ə-lē \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for celestial
Synonyms: Adjective
elysian, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal
Antonyms: Adjective
chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean
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Examples of celestial in a Sentence
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stars, planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies The late afternoon sunlight gave the room a celestial glow.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Look toward the east sky this week to glimpse Earth's celestial neighbor. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Get ready for 'harvest moon effect' as the full moon rises on Friday the 13th," 9 Sep. 2019 From there, gaze southeast to the celestial Great Square that makes up the body of Pegasus the Flying Horse. — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, "The Stars This Week: Sept. 8-14," 8 Sep. 2019 Grande's song is about a woman who needs some space from her boyfriend, and uses celestial imagery to make the point. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, "NASA remixed an Ariana Grande song to promote its mission to put a woman on the moon," 8 Sep. 2019 All that fresh water breaks as if from a celestial womb, gushing as much as 40 inches in a few weeks. — New York Times, "Waiting for the Monsoon, Discovering a Brain Tumor Instead," 31 Aug. 2019 Dash-camera video recorded by the Lisle Police Department shows essentially our classic image of a meteor, a celestial snow cone sailing at a steep angle then vanishing. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "With duct tape and 72 magnets, scientists are looking for a meteor on the bottom of Lake Michigan. Will they find it?," 28 Aug. 2019 There are fairly strict guidelines for naming moons in Jupiter’s celestial family, also called the Jovian system. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Astronomers Name Five of Jupiter’s New Moons," 27 Aug. 2019 Arcturus appears to be at the tail of a giant upright celestial kite. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, "Sky Watch: The summer hunter begins his long goodbye," 25 Aug. 2019 Cultures that lived closer to nature were in tune and quite sensitive to seasonal changes, weather, solar, lunar, planetary and celestial movements. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Tune in to nature to sense seasons’ subtle changes," 24 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'celestial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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