CELESTIAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CELESTIAL?

Need another word that means the same as “celestial”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “celestial” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Celestial” are: heavenly, ethereal, supernal, in space, astronomical, extraterrestrial, stellar, planetary, in the sky, in the heavens, holy, saintly, divine, godly, godlike, elysian, spiritual, empyrean, superlunary

Celestial as an Adjective

Definitions of "Celestial" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “celestial” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
• Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven.
• Belonging or relating to heaven.
• Of or relating to the sky.
• Supremely good.
• Of heaven or the spirit.

Synonyms of "Celestial" as an adjective (19 Words)

astronomical	(of an amount) extremely large. Astronomical observations.
divine	Resulting from divine providence. The divine strength of Achilles.
elysian	Relating to the Elysian Fields. An elysian meal.
empyrean	Inspiring awe- M.S.Dworkin- Hamilton Basso. The empyrean sphere.
ethereal	Of heaven or the spirit. Sodium is dissolved in ethereal solutions of aromatic ketones.
extraterrestrial	Of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere. Searches for extraterrestrial intelligence.
godlike	Resembling God or a god in qualities such as power, beauty, or benevolence. Man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers.
godly	Showing great reverence for god. Leading a godly life.
heavenly	Of heaven; divine. Heavenly hosts.
holy	Morally and spiritually excellent. Holy smoke.
in space	Directed or bound inward.
in the heavens	Holding office.
in the sky	Currently fashionable.
planetary	Relating to the earth as a planet. Planetary rumblings and eructations.
saintly	Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A crypt for some saintly relic.
spiritual	Lacking material body or form or substance. Spiritual tappings at a seance.
stellar	Featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers. A stellar performance.
superlunary	Situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth.
supernal	Of heaven or the spirit. He is the supernal poet of our age.

Usage Examples of "Celestial" as an adjective

• A celestial body.
• Celestial peace.
• Celestial map.
• The celestial beauty of music.
• The celestial city.
• Celestial beings.

Associations of "Celestial" (30 Words)

angelic	Of or relating to angels. Angelic messenger.
aurora	A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole The effect is caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere In northern and southern regions it is respectively called aurora borealis or Northern Lights and aurora australis or Southern Lights.
azure	Color azure. Morning azured the village.
beatific	Imparting holy bliss. A beatific smile.
blue	Blue clothes or material. A blue silk shirt.
brighten	Make or become happier and more cheerful. The paint will brighten the room.
comet	A relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
cosmic	Inconceivably extended in space or time. Cosmic matter.
divine	Resulting from divine providence. The divine capacity for love.
dome	A sports stadium with a domed roof. The dome of St Paul s Cathedral.
elysian	Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. An elysian meal.
ethereal	(of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent. Ethereal solution.
firmament	The heavens or sky. Thunder shakes the firmament.
heaven	The sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated. Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens.
heavenly	Very pleasing; wonderful. A heavenly body.
hemisphere	A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. The left hemisphere plays a dominant role in the comprehension of language.
latitude	Scope for freedom of action or thought. Temperate latitudes.
meteor	A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth s atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode.
meteorite	A piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth s surface from outer space as a meteor Over 90 per cent of meteorites are of rock while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
paradise	An ideal or idyllic place or state. My idea of paradise is to relax on the seafront.
planet	Astronomy any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun viewed from the constellation Hercules all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction. No generation has the right to pollute the planet.
rainbow	An arch of colours visible in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun s light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere The colours of the rainbow are generally said to be red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet. A big rainbow packet of felt pens.
sacred	(often followed by `to’) devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person. A morning hour sacred to study.
saintly	Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A crypt for some saintly relic.
saturn	God of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus.
seraphic	Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. He imagined a seraphic presence in the room.
sky	Throw or toss with a light motion. Dorcas had never seen so much sky.
stratosphere	The very highest levels of something. Her next big campaign launched her into the fashion stratosphere.
supernal	Of heaven or the spirit. He is the supernal poet of our age.
welkin	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.