Celestial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the sky

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kaʊtʃˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈəʊli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈəʊli/

3 syllables Say it as /kaʊtʃˈɛt/.

Examples

celestial map
a heavenly body
celestial beings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supernal ethereal heavenly

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to the sky “celestial map”
adjective	relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven “celestial beings”
adjective	of heaven or the spirit “celestial peace”

Word Forms

Heaven	noun	the abode of God and the angels
ether	noun	the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

himmlisch

vom oder in Bezug auf den Himmel

🇫🇷French

céleste

du ciel ou en rapport avec celui-ci

🇮🇹Italian

celeste

o relativo al cielo

🇳🇱Dutch

hemel-

van of gerelateerd aan de lucht

🇷🇺Russian

небесный

или относящийся к небу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वर्गीय

आकाश का या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বর্গীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விண்ணுலகம்

அல்லது வானத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖగోళ సంబంధమైన

లేదా ఆకాశానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

आकाशीय

च्या किंवा आकाशाशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકાશી

આકાશનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕಾಶ

ಅಥವಾ ಆಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വർഗ്ഗീയ

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആകാശവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕਾਸ਼ੀ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

آسمانی

آسمان کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天上的

属于天空的或与天空有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

天上の

空の、または空に関する

🇰🇷Korean

중국인

하늘의 또는 하늘과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên đường

của hoặc liên quan đến bầu trời

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวกับสวรรค์

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับท้องฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

surgawi

dari atau berkaitan dengan langit

🇵🇭Filipino

makalangit

ng o may kaugnayan sa langit

🇲🇾Malay

samawi

daripada atau berkaitan dengan langit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماوي

السماء أو المتعلقة بها

🇮🇷Persian

آسمانی

از یا مربوط به آسمان

🇹🇷Turkish

göksel

gökyüzüne ait veya gökyüzüyle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁמֵימִי

של השמיים או קשורים אליו

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