celestial
adjective/səˈlestiəl/
/səˈlestʃl/
[usually before noun] (formal or literary)- of the sky or of heaven
- celestial bodies (= the sun, moon, stars, etc.)
- celestial light/music
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCelestial is used with these nouns:- body
- mechanics
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum ‘heaven’.Want to learn more?
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