celestial
Spanish, adjective/θelesˈtjal/
celestial is spelled C-E-L-E-S-T-I-A-L (9 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celestial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “celestial, heavenly (of or relating to heaven as the place where deities (or the Christian God), spiritual beings, etc., exist)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Del cielo; celeste”.
What does celestial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecelestial, heavenly (of or relating to heaven as the place where deities (or the Christian God), spiritual beings, etc., exist)
- 2
femininemasculineheavenly, divine (extremely beautiful, good, or pleasurable)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Del cielo; celeste. 2. Perfecto, ideal. 3. Que recuerda o es digno del paraíso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of celestial
- celestiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce celestial?
- /θelesˈtjal/
- [θe.lesˈt̪jal]
- /selesˈtjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to celestial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is celestial in Spanish?
celestial appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).