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Ce·les·tial a.
1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens. “The twelve celestial signs.”
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. “Celestial spirits.” “Celestial light,”
3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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.
Celestial City
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
City of God, Heavenly City, Holy City]