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earth | celestial |

As a proper noun earth

is the third planet in order from the sun, upon which humans live represented in astronomy and astrology by.

As an adjective celestial is

relating to heaven in a religious sense.

As a noun celestial is

an inhabitant of heaven or celestial can be (obsolete|sometimes|capitalized) a native of china.

earth

English

(wikipedia earth)

Proper noun

  • Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.
    • The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.

    Usage notes

    * The word earth' is capitalized to ' Earth when used in context with other celestial bodies.

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Soil.
  • (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
  • The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth .}}
  • (British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
  • A fox's home or lair.
  • The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
  • * 1819 , John Keats , "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
    • "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all / Ye know on earth , and all ye need to know.
  • (alchemy) One of the (w).
  • (India, and, Japan) One of the (w).
  • (Taoism) One of the (w).

    • Derived terms

    *diatomaceous earth * down to earth * earth closet * Earth Day * earth mother * Earth Summit * * earth tone * earthbound or earth-bound * earthen * earthenware * earthquake * earthling * earthly * earthly paradise * earthquake * earth-shattering * earth sign * earthworm * earthy * ends of the earth * flat earthers * go to earth * Mother Earth * rare earth * rare earth mineral * run to earth * salt of the earth * scorched earth * unearth

    See also

    * moon * sun * world * * *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) To connect electrically to the earth .
    • That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed .
  • To bury.
  • * Young
    • The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, / Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.
  • To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  • * Dryden
    • The fox is earthed .
  • To burrow.
    • (Tickell)

    Synonyms

    * (to connect electrically to the earth) (US) ground

    Derived terms

    * unearth

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    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) English words with optional capitalisation 1000 English basic words

    celestial

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (qualifier)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) celestial, from .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to heaven in a religious sense.
    • (Milton)
  • Relating to the sky or space.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The twelve celestial signs.
  • (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
  • * {{quote-journal , year=1974 , date=February , title=A Sure Trumpet Sound: Quotations from President Lee , journal=Ensign citation
    • , passage=We are now living and obeying celestial' laws that will make us candidates for ' celestial glory.}}
  • * {{quote-journal , year=1997 , date=November , author=Richard J. Maynes , title=A Celestial Connection to Your Teenage Years , journal=Ensign citation
    • , passage=How will you make it through your teenage years spiritually prepared for your celestial' future? How will you connect your ' celestial goals with your everyday life?}}
    Synonyms
    * (Relating to heaven in a religious sense) divine, heavenly, spiritual
    Derived terms
    * celestial body * Celestial Empire * celestial equator * celestial globe * celestial guidance * celestial horizon * celestial latitude * celestial longitude * celestial navigation * celestial peace * celestial pole * celestial sphere

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inhabitant of heaven.
  • * {{quote-book , year=1913 , author=Horace Coffin Stanton , title=Telepathy of the Celestial World citation
    • , passage=For the celestials communicate by the psychic dispatch. Scriptures prove that. }}

    Etymology 2

    From Celestial Empire, a formerly used name for China.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, sometimes, capitalized) A native of China.
  • * {{quote-book , year=1897 , author=Joseph Llewelyn Thomas , title=Journeys Among the Gentle Japs in the Summer of 1895 , chapter=The North Pacific citation
    • , passage=Three celestials died during the voyage, and, in accordance with the contract, their remains were embalmed and carried on to China.}}
  • (obsolete, slang) by extension, an East Asian person.

    • References

    * * * Kingdoms of Glory on LDS.org. ----