celest

== English == === Etymology === From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”). === Adjective === celest (comparative more celest, superlative most celest) (obsolete) Synonym of celestial. (obsolete) Synonym of heavenly. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “† celest, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1889. === Anagrams === Select, elects, scelet, select == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French céleste, from Latin caelestis. === Adjective === celest m or n (feminine singular celestă, masculine plural celești, feminine/neuter plural celeste) celestial, supernal ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === cælest, coelest, cœlest (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin caelestis (“celestial”). Derived from Latin caelum (“sky”) First attested in 1840. === Adjective === celest (comparative celestare, superlative celestast) celestial Synonyms: empyreisk, himmelsk Antonym: terrester === References === “celest”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)