Celestial /(?)/

Ce·les·tial

Celestial

a.
  1. Belonging to the aërial regions, or visible heavens.
  2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.

Phrases & Compounds

Celestial city
heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem.
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.

Celestial

n.
  1. An inhabitant of heaven.
  2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]