celestial

adjective7

1. •
   Of, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible.

   • [G]oe vvith speede / To some forlorne and naked Hermytage, / Remote from all the pleasurs of the vvorld: / There stay vntill the tvvelue Celestiall Signes / Haue brought about the annuall reckoning. — 1595
2. •
   Of or relating to heaven as the place where deities (or the Christian God), spiritual beings, etc., exist; heavenly.

   • Thus shall my heart be stil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our soules aspire celestiall thrones. — 1587
3. •
   Of or relating to one or more deities, or the Christian God; divine, heavenly.

   • Desire of Povver, on Earth a Vicious VVeed, / Yet, sprung from High, is of Caelestial Seed: / In God 'tis Glory: And vvhen men Aspire, / 'Tis but a Spark too much of Heavenly Fire. — 1681
4. •
   Of or relating to the celestial kingdom, the highest degree of glory.
5. •
   (figurative) Extremely beautiful, good, or pleasurable; divine, heavenly, wonderful.
6. •
   (humorous, no longer used) Of or relating to China; Chinese.

   • We ate chow-chow with chop-sticks in the celestial restaurants; […] — 1870
7. •
   (humorous, no longer used) Of a nose: upturned, as if towards the sky.

noun4

1. •
   An inhabitant of heaven.

   • [K]ing Joue frõ [from] golden throne vprose / whom home to heauenly court celestials garding at did close. — 1560
2. •
   [in the plural] A thing from heaven; also, a heavenly quality.
3. •
   (figurative, old-fashioned) A person who is extremely beautiful, of high status, or intelligent, etc.
4. •
   (no longer used) Sometimes in the form Celestial: a native of China; a Chinese person.

adverb1

1. •
   Synonym of celestially (“in a celestial manner (adjective senses)”).

   • There young Telemachus, his bloomy face / Glovving caelestial-svveet vvith godlike grace, / Amid the Circle shines: but hope and fear / (Painful vicissitude!) his bosom tear. — 1725

adjective1

1. •
   (literary) Coming from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick.

noun1

1. •
   (historical) a person from the Celestial Empire (usually associated with the period of the Qing Dynasty)

   • However, with true Celestial pertinacity, `John' has stuck to his work. — 1887