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Antonyms for uncelestial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : suh-les-chuhl
Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɛs tʃəl



Definition of uncelestial

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pertaining to heaven," from Old French celestial "celestial, heavenly, sky-blue," from Latin caelestis "heavenly, pertaining to the sky," from caelum "heaven, sky; abode of the gods; climate," of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE *kaid-slo-, perhaps from a root also found in Germanic and Baltic meaning "bright, clear" (cf. Lithuanian skaidrus "shining, clear;" Old English hador, German heiter "clear, shining, cloudless," Old Norse heið "clear sky").
  • The Latin word is the source of the usual word for "sky" in most of the Romance languages, e.g. French ciel, Spanish cielo, Italian cielo. General sense of "heavenly, very delightful" in English is from early 15c.
  • As in terrestrial : adj earthly
  • As in tellurian : adj earthly
  • As in telluric : adj earthly
  • As in terrene : adj earthly
  • As in earthly : adj physically concerning land or its inhabitants
Example sentences :
  • What enabled him to see it so clearly was his familiarity with the ways of men and the uncelestial politics of Florence.
  • Extract from : « The Bridling of Pegasus » by Alfred Austin

Synonyms for uncelestial

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