CELESTINE

Etymology 1

Adjective

celestine (comparative more celestine, superlative most celestine)

(obsolete) synonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens.

Noun

celestine (plural celestines)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

celestine (countable and uncountable, plural celestines)

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

Synonyms

• celestite

Anagrams

• telecines

Noun

Celestine (plural Celestines)

(Roman Catholicism) A member of a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Benedictines, founded in 1244.

Synonyms

• Celestinian

Proper noun

Celestine

A female given name

Anagrams

• telecines

Source: Wiktionary


Cel"es*tine, Cel"es*tite,, n. Etym: [LL. caelestinus bine.] (Min.)

Definition: Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.

Cel"es*tine, Cel`es*tin"i*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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