celestine

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See also: Celestine and célestine

English

Etymology 1

From Old French celestin, Latin caelestīnus, from caelestis (“heavenly”) + -inus (“-ine”), from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”). Equivalent to celest +‎ -ine.

Adjective

celestine (comparative more celestine, superlative most celestine)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens.

Noun

celestine (plural celestines)

  1. (obsolete) A heavenly being: an angel or other resident of Heaven.

Etymology 2

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From Italian celestina (“sky-blue”), from Latin caelestīnus, &c.

Noun

celestine (countable and uncountable, plural celestines)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
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Adjective

celestine

  1. feminine plural of celestino
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