CÅ“lestial

Full definition of cœlestial

Adjective

1. Archaic spelling of celestial
• 1678, John Bunyan, , Elliot Stock (1876), page 16:Then Å¿aid Good Will, AlaÅ¿s poor Man, is the CÅ“leÅ¿tial Glory of Å¿o Å¿mall eÅ¿teem with him, that he counteth it not worth running the hazards of a few difficulties to obtain it.

Usage notes

This spelling is etymologically inconsistent, and may be considered an erroneous variant of cælestial. The latter, however, is not so common as this spelling.