celestine

== 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) (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 === From Italian celestina (“sky-blue”), from Latin caelestīnus, &c. ==== Noun ==== celestine (countable and uncountable, plural celestines) (mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades. ===== Synonyms ===== celestite ===== Translations ===== === References === “† celestine, adj. and n.¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1889. “celestine, n.³.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1889. David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Celestine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “celestine”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. === Anagrams === telecines == Italian == === Adjective === celestine feminine plural of celestino