Antonyms for celestials
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suh-les-chuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɛs tʃəl |
Definition of celestials
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 deity : noun god, worshiped being
- As in divinity : noun absolute being; divine nature
- Nor are these departed Celestials kept here for a few days only.
- Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
- The two Celestials said no more, but both worked away as fast as they could.
- Extract from : « Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" » by An Old Scout
- Therefore let every one—even the mate—fancy that they are Celestials.'
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
- It is only the Celestials in Pell Street who escape the trench.
- Extract from : « Children of the Tenements » by Jacob A. Riis
- But our hero got a glimpse of the "Celestials" sooner than he expected.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 » by Various
- With this ball of thread he proceeded to make cloths for the celestials.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- The celestials were simply invited to take part in an opulent banquet.
- Extract from : « Superstition in Medicine » by Hugo Magnus
- Useless to compete with the Celestials, when they are really in form.
- Extract from : « Diplomatic Days » by Edith O'Shaughnessy
- It is the entrance-door of the abode of the Celestials, the bridge to cross the swamps of Samsra.'
- Extract from : « The Gtakaml » by rya Sra
- Registers are also made to meet the needs of the Celestials and the Japanese.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Modern Mechanism » by Archibald Williams
Synonyms for celestials
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