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celestial
(encz) | celestial,nebeský adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
celestial
(encz) | celestial,nebešťan n: Jiří Šmoldas |
Celestial
(gcide) | Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n.
1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope.
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2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]
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Celestial
(gcide) | 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.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," --Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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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.
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celestial
(wn) | celestial
adj 1: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly
body" [syn: celestial, heavenly]
2: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial
beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: celestial, heavenly]
3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal
melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn:
celestial, ethereal, supernal] |
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celestial navigation
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celestial
(encz) | celestial,nebeský adj: Jiří Šmoldascelestial,nebešťan n: Jiří Šmoldas |
celestial body
(encz) | celestial body, n: |
celestial equator
(encz) | celestial equator, n: |
celestial globe
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celestial guidance
(encz) | celestial guidance, n: |
celestial hierarchy
(encz) | celestial hierarchy, n: |
celestial horizon
(encz) | celestial horizon, n: |
celestial latitude
(encz) | celestial latitude, n: |
celestial longitude
(encz) | celestial longitude, n: |
celestial mechanics
(encz) | celestial mechanics, n: |
celestial navigation
(encz) | celestial navigation, n: |
celestial orbit
(encz) | celestial orbit, n: |
celestial point
(encz) | celestial point, n: |
celestial pole
(encz) | celestial pole, n: |
celestial sphere
(encz) | celestial sphere, |
celestially
(encz) | celestially,nebesky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
north celestial pole
(encz) | north celestial pole, n: |
south celestial pole
(encz) | south celestial pole, n: |
Celestial city
(gcide) | 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.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," --Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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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.
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Celestial empire
(gcide) | Empire \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.
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Over hell extend
His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton.
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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.
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Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
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3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the
empire of facts." --M. Arnold.
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Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
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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.
[1913 Webster]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.
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2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;
divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," --Milton.
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3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or
Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
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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.
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Celestial horizon
(gcide) | Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?)
the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary,
limit.]
1. The line which bounds that part of the earth's surface
visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent
junction of the earth and sky.
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And when the morning sun shall raise his car
Above the border of this horizon. --Shak.
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All the horizon round
Invested with bright rays. --Milton.
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2. (Astron.)
(a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and
at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a
plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;
called distinctively the sensible horizon.
(b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,
and passing through the earth's center; -- called also
rational horizon or celestial horizon.
(c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as
seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being
visible.
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3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.
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The strata all over the earth, which were formed at
the same time, are said to belong to the same
geological horizon. --Le Conte.
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4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any
sort, which determines in the picture the height of the
eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the
representation of the natural horizon corresponds with
this line.
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5. The limit of a person's range of perception, capabilities,
or experience; as, children raised in the inner city have
limited horizons.
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6. [fig.] A boundary point or line, or a time point, beyond
which new knowledge or experiences may be found; as, more
powerful computers are just over the horizon.
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Apparent horizon. See under Apparent.
Artificial horizon, a level mirror, as the surface of
mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted
to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the
sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial
body.
Celestial horizon. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.
Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the vertical angle between
the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,
the latter always being below the former.
Rational horizon, and Sensible horizon. (Astron.) See
def. 2, above.
Visible horizon. See definitions 1 and 2, above.
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celestial horizon
(gcide) | Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?)
the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary,
limit.]
1. The line which bounds that part of the earth's surface
visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent
junction of the earth and sky.
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And when the morning sun shall raise his car
Above the border of this horizon. --Shak.
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All the horizon round
Invested with bright rays. --Milton.
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2. (Astron.)
(a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and
at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a
plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;
called distinctively the sensible horizon.
(b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,
and passing through the earth's center; -- called also
rational horizon or celestial horizon.
(c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as
seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being
visible.
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3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.
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The strata all over the earth, which were formed at
the same time, are said to belong to the same
geological horizon. --Le Conte.
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4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any
sort, which determines in the picture the height of the
eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the
representation of the natural horizon corresponds with
this line.
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5. The limit of a person's range of perception, capabilities,
or experience; as, children raised in the inner city have
limited horizons.
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6. [fig.] A boundary point or line, or a time point, beyond
which new knowledge or experiences may be found; as, more
powerful computers are just over the horizon.
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Apparent horizon. See under Apparent.
Artificial horizon, a level mirror, as the surface of
mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted
to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the
sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial
body.
Celestial horizon. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.
Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the vertical angle between
the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,
the latter always being below the former.
Rational horizon, and Sensible horizon. (Astron.) See
def. 2, above.
Visible horizon. See definitions 1 and 2, above.
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Celestial magic
(gcide) | Magic \Mag"ic\, n. [OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr.
?. See Magic, a., and Magi.]
1. 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.
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An appearance made by some magic. --Chaucer.
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2. The art of creating illusions which appear to the observer
to be inexplicable except by some supernatural influence;
it includes simple sleight of hand (legerdemain) as well
as more elaborate stage magic, using special devices
constructed to produce mystifying effects; as, the magic
of David Copperfield. It is practised as an entertainment,
by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural
powers.
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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 magic, or Geotic magic, the invocation of
devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit
or express agreement between them and human beings.
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Syn: Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration;
enchantment.
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Celestial poles
(gcide) | Pole \Pole\, n. [L. polus, Gr. ? a pivot or hinge on which
anything turns, an axis, a pole; akin to ? to move: cf. F.
p[^o]le.]
1. Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one
of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north
pole.
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2. (Spherics) A point upon the surface of a sphere equally
distant from every part of the circumference of a great
circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere
perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the
surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle;
as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the
pole of a given meridian.
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3. (Physics) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or
directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point
of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points,
or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the
north pole of a needle.
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4. The firmament; the sky. [Poetic]
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Shoots against the dusky pole. --Milton.
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5. (Geom.) See Polarity, and Polar, n.
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Magnetic pole. See under Magnetic.
Poles of the earth, or Terrestrial poles (Geog.), the two
opposite points on the earth's surface through which its
axis passes.
Poles of the heavens, or Celestial poles, the two
opposite points in the celestial sphere which coincide
with the earth's axis produced, and about which the
heavens appear to revolve.
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Celestialize
(gcide) | Celestialize \Ce*les"tial*ize\, v. t.
To make celestial. [R.]
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Celestially
(gcide) | Celestially \Ce*les"tial*ly\, adv.
In a celestial manner.
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Subcelestial
(gcide) | Subcelestial \Sub`ce*les"tial\, a.
Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories.
--Barrow.
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Supercelestial
(gcide) | Supercelestial \Su`per*ce*les"tial\, a. [Pref. super- +
celestial: cf. L. supercaelestis.]
1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven.
--Waterland.
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2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.
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Uncelestial
(gcide) | Uncelestial \Uncelestial\
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celestial
(wn) | celestial
adj 1: of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly
body" [syn: celestial, heavenly]
2: relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial
beings"; "heavenly hosts" [syn: celestial, heavenly]
3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal
melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" [syn:
celestial, ethereal, supernal] |
celestial body
(wn) | celestial body
n 1: natural objects visible in the sky [syn: celestial body,
heavenly body] |
celestial city
(wn) | Celestial City
n 1: phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was
Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'" [syn:
Celestial City, City of God, Heavenly City, {Holy
City}] |
celestial equator
(wn) | celestial equator
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the
celestial poles [syn: celestial equator, {equinoctial
circle}, equinoctial line, equinoctial] |
celestial globe
(wn) | celestial globe
n 1: a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens |
celestial guidance
(wn) | celestial guidance
n 1: a method of controlling the flight of a missile or
spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial
bodies |
celestial hierarchy
(wn) | celestial hierarchy
n 1: the collective body of angels |
celestial horizon
(wn) | celestial horizon
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes
through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
[syn: horizon, celestial horizon] |
celestial latitude
(wn) | celestial latitude
n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north
or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in
degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on
the celestial sphere [syn: declination, {celestial
latitude}, dec] |
celestial longitude
(wn) | celestial longitude
n 1: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle,
measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the
vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that
passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in
hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to
specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of
right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: {right
ascension}, RA, celestial longitude] |
celestial mechanics
(wn) | celestial mechanics
n 1: the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of
Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies |
celestial navigation
(wn) | celestial navigation
n 1: navigating according to the positions of the stars [syn:
celestial navigation, astronavigation] |
celestial orbit
(wn) | celestial orbit
n 1: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial
body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit
of the moon" [syn: orbit, celestial orbit] |
celestial point
(wn) | celestial point
n 1: a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
celestial pole
(wn) | celestial pole
n 1: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and
the celestial sphere [syn: pole, celestial pole] |
celestial sphere
(wn) | celestial sphere
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
sphere}, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens,
vault of heaven, welkin] |
north celestial pole
(wn) | north celestial pole
n 1: the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near
Polaris |
south celestial pole
(wn) | south celestial pole
n 1: the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere |
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