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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Celestial \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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Celestial City
n : phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
{City of God}, {Heavenly City}, {Holy City}]