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Ce*les"tial (?), a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L. caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.] 1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.The twelve celestial signs.” Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light,” Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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Celestial city, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. Bunyan. -- 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. S. W. Williams.
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Ce*les"tial, n. 1. An inhabitant of heaven. Pope.
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2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
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