celestial

1. 1.

   of or relating to the sky

   “celestial map”

   “a heavenly body”

   Synonymsheavenly
2. 2.

   relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

   “celestial beings”

   “heavenly hosts”

   Synonymsheavenly
3. 3.

   of heaven or the spirit

   “celestial peace”

   “ethereal melodies”

   “the supernal happiness of a quiet death”

   Synonymsetherealsupernal

   Similarheavenly

Questions about celestial

What does celestial mean?

celestial means "of or relating to the sky". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in celestial?

celestial has 3 syllables: ce-les-tial. The stress falls on "les". In IPA it is /səˈlɛstʃəl/.

What is another word for celestial?

Close synonyms include heavenly, heavenly, ethereal, supernal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is celestial a common word?

celestial is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.