| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a celestial manner.[Websters]
2. In an ethereal or empyrean manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a godlike, divine or supernal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a paradisiacal or paradisiac manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an excellent, splendid or superb manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a blue or cerulean manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an ambrosial, delicious or gorgeous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a wonderful, terrific or fantastic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an astronomical or astronomic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective celestial.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (celestial) | 1. Of or relating to the sky; "celestial map".[Wordnet]. 2. Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings".[Wordnet]. 3. Of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace".[Wordnet]. 4. Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.[Websters]. 5. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.[Websters]. 6. Being heavenly, divine, supernal, empyrean or superlunary.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being ethereal or aerial.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being godlike or godly.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being unearthly or supernatural.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb celestially.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CELESTIALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1773. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CELESTIALLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a heavenly or transporting manner.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In a celestial manner; concerning the heavens. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: celestial
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Celestial (comics) | The Celestials are a fictional species of very powerful beings in the Marvel Comics' universe created by Jack Kirby. (references) | ||
| Celestial Alphabet | Celestial alphabet was created by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th Century. It is derived from Hebrew. Other alphabets with a similar origin are Passage du Fleuve and Malachim. (references) | ||
| Celestial body | Natural objects visible in the sky. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Celestial body atmosphere | Atmosphere is the general name for a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass. The gases are attracted by the gravity of the body, and held fast if gravity is sufficient and the atmosphere's temperature is low. Some planets consist mainly of various gases, and thus have very deep atmospheres (see gas giant). (references) | ||
| Celestial bureaucracy | The Celestial bureaucracy is the pantheon of Chinese mythology. As the name suggests, it is organised similarly to a government administration, with the Jade Emperor as the senior official to whom the other deities must report. (references) | ||
| Celestial Chorus | Celestial Chorus is a Tradition of mages in Mage: the Ascension, a role-playing game from White Wolf Game Studio. (references) | ||
| Celestial Church of Christ | Celestial Church of Christ is an African Intiated Christian group originating with Samuel Bilehou Oschoffa from 1947-1950. (references) | ||
| Celestial city | 1: Heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. --Bunyan. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Recognition | Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Recognition is a parody of classification schemes or taxonomy, in the form of an essay by Jorge Luis Borges on a fictitious Chinese encyclopedia. (references) | ||
| Celestial equator | The great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: celestial
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Automatic celestial navigation | Aerospace | = celestial guidance. (references) | |
| Celestial body | Aerospace | Any aggregation of matter in space constituting a unit for astronomical study, as the sun, moon, a planet, comet, star, nebula, etc.also called heavenly body. (references) | |
| Celestial body | Geography | Any aggregation of matter constituting a unit for astronomical study. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Celestial City | Literature | (The). Heaven is so called by John Bunyan in his Pilgrim's Progress. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Celestial coordinates | Aerospace | Any set of coordinates used to define a point on the celestial sphere. The horizon, celestial equator, ecliptic, and galactic systems of celestial coordinates are based on the celestial horizon, celestial equator, ecliptic, and galactic equator, respectively, as the primary great circle. See coordinate, Table VI, for a comparison of the systems. (references) | |
| Celestial coordinates | Space | See "right ascension and declination." (references) | |
| Celestial Empire | Literature | (The). China; so called because the first emperors were all celestial deities. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Celestial equator | Aerospace | 1: The imaginary line around the sky directly above the Earth's equator. (references) | |
| 2: The primary great circle of the celestial sphere in the equatorial system, everywhere 90° from the celestial poles; the intersection of the extended plane of the equator and the celestial sphere. Also called equinoctial. (references) | |||
| Celestial equator | Geophysics | The great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles (the projection of the north and south pole onto the celestial sphere). (references) | |
| Celestial equator system of coordinates | Aerospace | = equatorial system. (references) | |
| Celestial guidance | Military | (DOD) The guidance of a missile or other vehicle by reference to celestial bodies. (references) | |
| Celestial guidance | Transportation | Guidance of unmanned vehicle by automatic star tracking. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Celestial horizon | Aerospace | That great circle of the celestial sphere formed by the intersection of the celestial sphere and a plane through the center of the earth and perpendicular to the zenith-nadir line. Also called rational horizon. See horizon, horizon system. (references) | |
| Celestial line of position | Aerospace | A line of position determined by observation of one (or more) celestial bodies. (references) | |
| Celestial longitude | Aerospace | Angular distance east of the vernal equinox, along the ecliptic; the arc of the ecliptic or the angle at the ecliptic pole between the circle of latitude of the vernal equinox and the circle of latitude of a point on the celestial sphere, measured eastward from the circle of latitude of the vernal equinox, through 360. See ecliptic system of coordinates. (references) | |
| Celestial mechanics | Aerospace | The study of the theory of the motions of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational fields. See gravitation. (references) | |
| Celestial meridian | Aerospace | A great circle of the celestial sphere, through the celestial poles and the zenith.The expression usually refers to the upper branch, that half of the great circle from pole to pole which passes through the zenith; the other half being the lower branch. The celestial meridian coincides with the hour circle through the zenith and the vertical circle through the elevated pole. (references) | |
| Celestial navigation | Aerospace | The process of directing a craft from one point to another by reference to celestial bodies of known coordinates. Celestial navigation usually refers to the process as accomplished by a human operator. The same process accomplished automatically by a machine is usually termed celestial guidance or sometimes automatic celestial navigation. (references) | |
| Celestial observation | Aerospace | In navigation, the measurement of the altitude of a celestial body, or the measurement of azimuth, or measurement of both altitude and azimuth. Also called sight. The expression may also be applied to the data obtained by such measurement. (references) | |
| Celestial pole | Aerospace | Either of the two points of intersection of the celestial sphere and the extended axis of the earth, labeled N or S to indicate whether the north celestial pole or the south celestial pole. (references) | |
| Celestial pole | Geography | The projection of Earth's axis on the celestial sphere. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Celestial pole | Space | One of the two points in the sky around which the celestial sphere seems to rotate. (references) | |
| Celestial Signs | Slang in 1811 | To dream of celestial signs, foretells unhappy occurrences will cause you to make unseasonable journeys. Love or business may go awry, quarrels in the house are also predicted if you are not discreet with your engagements. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
| Celestial sphere | Aerospace | 1: An imaginary sphere of very large radius surrounding Earth on which the planets, stars, sun, and moons seem to be moving. (references) | |
| 2: An immense sphere surrounding Earth, to which the fixed stars seen at night appear to be attached. Although strictly speaking such a sphere does not exist, it is often used as a convenient tool for mapping the position of stars and other heavenly bodies. In a similar way, although it is clear that the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere is really due to the Earth rotating around its axis, that rotation is often used for convenient description of apparent motions such as the rising and setting of stars. (references) | |||
| Celestial sphere | Geography | An imaginary sphere of infinite radius concentric with the earth, on which all celestial bodies except the earth are imagined to be projected. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Celestial sphere | Military | (DOD, NATO) An imaginary sphere of infinite radius concentric with the Earth, on which all celestial bodies except the Earth are imagined to be projected. (references) | |
| Celestial triangle | Aerospace | A spherical triangle on the celestial sphere, especially the navigational triangle. (references) | |
| Celestial triangle | Transportation | Spherical triangle which has to be solved by trigonometry if a position line is to be obtained as a result of taking a sight of a heavenly body. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Diagram on the plane of the celestial equator | Meteorology & Standards | A diagram in which the celestial equator appears as a circle, and celestial meridians and hour circles as radial lines. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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