Celestial
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A Chinaman; a Chinese.
(2): (a.) Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.
(3): (n.) An inhabitant of heaven.
(4): (a.) Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.
(5): (n.) A native of China.
(6): (a.) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.
King James Dictionary [2]
Celestial a.
1. Heavenly belonging or relating to heaven dwelling in heaven as celestial spirits celestial joys. Hence the word conveys the idea of superior excellence, delight, purity, &c. 2. Belonging to the upper regions, or visible heaven as celestial signs the celestial globe. 3. Descending from heaven as a suit of celestial armor.
CELESTIAL, n. An inhabitant of heaven.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [3]
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
sē̇ - les´chal ( ἐπουράνιος , epouránios , "above the sky," "heavenly"): Peculiar to Paul's majestic argument on the resurrection: celestial verses terrestrial bodies ( 1 Corinthians 15:40 ) with reference possibly to sun and moon, etc., but more probably to the bodies of angels in distinction from those of beasts and mortal men (compare Christ's words, Matthew 22:30; Luke 20:36 ); including also doubtless in the apostle's thought the resurrection-body of Jesus and of the saints already taken-into glory. Light is thrown on its meaning by the rendering of the same Greek original as "heavenly places" ( Ephesians 1:3 , Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10 ); "heavenly" ( 1 Corinthians 15:48 ). Hence, "celestial" as used by Paul indicates the soul's continued life beyond the grave, the spiritual body of the redeemed in heaven, who, in Christ, have put on immortality.
