01 a. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
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1.
Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
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2.
Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
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3.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
Phrases & compounds
Celestial city —
heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem.
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.