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celestial (iou)



celestial adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French celestial, -el from medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum heaven: see -IAL.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to heaven, as the abode of God, angels, spirits, etc. LME.
C. Cullen She thinks that even up in Heaven Her class lies late and snores, While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.
Of or pertaining to the sky or material heavens. LME.
celestial body: see BODY noun. celestial equator: see EQUATOR noun 1. celestial globe: see GLOBE noun 3. celestial latitude: see LATITUDE 5a. celestial mechanics the branch of theoretical astronomy that deals with the calculation of the motions of celestial objects. celestial navigation: using the observed positions of celestial objects. celestial pole: see POLE noun2 1. celestial sphere: see SPHERE noun 2.
Divine, heavenly; divinely beautiful, excellent. LME.
W. Styron A phrase of Music, celestial and tender.
Hist. Chinese. Chiefly in Celestial Empire. E19.
b. noun.
An inhabitant of heaven. L16.
In pl. Heavenly objects, bodies, or attributes. L16-M18.
Hist. A subject of the Celestial Empire; a Chinese. M19.
celesti'ality noun E19.
celestially adverb LME.

footstep (iou)



footstep noun. ME.
[from FOOT noun + STEP noun1.]
An impression made by a foot, a footprint. Now chiefly fig. in follow in a person's footsteps, walk in a person's footsteps, follow a person's example, take the same course of action as a person. ME.
A step or tread of the foot. M16.
b. A distance covered in a step. Now rare. L18.
A step on which to place the foot to ascend or descend. L16.
b. Chiefly Hist. A footboard for a printing-press operator. L17.
c. A bearing to sustain the foot of a vertical shaft or spindle. Also footstep bearing. M19.
A vestige, a trace. L16-L18.