CELESTINES

Noun

celestines

plural of celestine

Noun

Celestines

plural of Celestine

Source: Wiktionary


CELESTINE

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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