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Celestial
Celestial Ce*les"tial, a.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
Celestial
Celestial Ce*les"tial, n.
A Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
CelestialCelestial Ce*les"tial, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.
caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.
``The twelve celestial signs.' --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. ``Celestial spirits.' ``Celestial light,'
--Milton.
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. --S. W.
Williams. Celestial
Celestial Ce*les"tial, n.
1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope.
2. A native of China.
Celestial cityCelestial Ce*les"tial, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.
caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.
``The twelve celestial signs.' --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. ``Celestial spirits.' ``Celestial light,'
--Milton.
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. --S. W.
Williams. Celestial empireEmpire Em"pire, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command,
sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See Emperor;
cf. Imperial.]
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. ``The empire
of the sea.' --Shak.
Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter
rule. --Milton.
2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely
of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the
forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate
portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. ``Under the
empire of facts.' --M. Arnold.
Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
Celestial empire. See under Celestial.
Empire City, a common designation of the city of New York.
Empire State, a common designation of the State of New
York.
Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;
government; kingdom; realm; state. Celestial empireCelestial Ce*les"tial, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.
caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See Cell.]
1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.
``The twelve celestial signs.' --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. ``Celestial spirits.' ``Celestial light,'
--Milton.
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. --S. W.
Williams. Celestial magicMagic Mag"ic, n. [OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr.
?. See Magic, a., and Magi.]
A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which
claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural
beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces
in nature attained by a study of occult science, including
enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy,
incantation, etc.
An appearance made by some magic. --Chaucer.
Celestial magic, a supposed supernatural power which gave
to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and to the
planets an influence over men.
Natural magic, the art of employing the powers of nature to
produce effects apparently supernatural.
Superstitious, or Geotic, magic, the invocation of
devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit
or express agreement between them and human beings.
Syn: Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration;
enchantment. Celestialize
Celestialize Ce*les"tial*ize, v. t.
To make celestial. [R.]
Celestially
Celestially Ce*les"tial*ly, adv.
In a celestial manner.
Celestify
Celestify Ce*les"ti*fy, v. t. [L. caelestis heavenly + -fly.]
To make like heaven. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Celestine
Celestine Cel"es*tine, Celestinian Cel`es*tin"i*an, n.
(Eccl. Hist.)
A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded
by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
Celestine
Celestine Cel"es*tine, Celestite Cel"es*tite,, n. [LL.
caelestinus bine.] (Min.)
Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its
occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also
in compact massive and fibrous forms.
Celestinian
Celestine Cel"es*tine, Celestinian Cel`es*tin"i*an, n.
(Eccl. Hist.)
A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded
by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
Celestite
Celestine Cel"es*tine, Celestite Cel"es*tite,, n. [LL.
caelestinus bine.] (Min.)
Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its
occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also
in compact massive and fibrous forms.
Celestus occiduusGalliwasp Gal"li*wasp`, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)
A West Indian lizard (Celestus occiduus), about a foot
long, imagined by the natives to be venomous. Scelestic
Scelestic Sce*les"tic, a. [L. scelestus, from scelus
wickedness.]
Evil; wicked; atrocious. [Obs.] ``Scelestic villainies.'
--Feltham.
Subcelestial
Subcelestial Sub`ce*les"tial, a.
Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories.
--Barrow.
Supercelestial
Supercelestial Su`per*ce*les"tial, a. [Pref. super- +
celestial: cf. L. supercaelestis.]
1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven.
--Waterland.
2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.
TelestereographTelestereograph Tel`e*ste"re*o*graph`, n. [Gr. th^le far +
stereograph.]
An instrument for telegraphically reproducing a photograph.
-- Tel`e*ste`re*og"ra*phy, n. TelestereographyTelestereograph Tel`e*ste"re*o*graph`, n. [Gr. th^le far +
stereograph.]
An instrument for telegraphically reproducing a photograph.
-- Tel`e*ste`re*og"ra*phy, n. Telestereoscope
Telestereoscope Tel`e*ste"re*o*scope, n. [Gr. ? far off + E.
stereoscope.] (Opt.)
A stereoscope adapted to view distant natural objects or
landscapes; a telescopic stereoscope.
Telestic
Telestic Te*les"tic, a. [Gr. ? fit for finishing, from ? to
finish.]
Tending or relating to a purpose or an end. [R.] --Cudworth.
TelestichTelestich Te*les"tich, n. [Gr. ? the end + ? a line, verse.]
A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken
consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic.
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