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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|en|la|caelestis||[[heavenly]]}}, probably via {{der|en|fr|céleste}}, from {{m|la|caelum||[[sky]], [[heavens]], [[Heaven]]}}. |
From {{der|en|la|caelestis||[[heavenly]]}}, probably via {{der|en|fr|céleste}}, from {{m|la|caelum||[[sky]], [[heavens]], [[Heaven]]}}. |
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# {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{syn of|celestial|lang=en|nodot=a}}. |
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{syn of|celestial|lang=en|nodot=a}}. |
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# {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{syn of|heavenly|lang=en|nodot=a}}. |
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{syn of|heavenly|lang=en|nodot=a}}. |
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===References=== |
===References=== |
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* {{R:OED Online|entry=† celest|part of speech=adj|code=29431|date=1889}} |
* {{R:OED Online|entry=† celest|part of speech=adj|code=29431|date=1889}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=ceelst|Select|elects|scelet|select}} |
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Revision as of 16:43, 28 July 2019
English
Etymology
From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”).
Adjective
celest (comparative more celest, superlative most celest)
- (obsolete) (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Synonym of celestial. - (obsolete) (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Synonym of heavenly.
References
- “† celest, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1889.
