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Celestine

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Synonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens. obsolete

Proper Noun

1
A unisex given name.

Noun

1
A heavenly being: an angel or other resident of Heaven. obsolete
2
A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO₄, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades. countable, uncountable
3
A member of a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Benedictines, founded in 1244.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French celestin, Latin caelestīnus, from caelestis (“heavenly”) + -inus (“-ine”), from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”). Equivalent to celest + -ine.

Etymology 2

From Old French celestin, Latin caelestīnus, from caelestis (“heavenly”) + -inus (“-ine”), from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”). Equivalent to celest + -ine.

Etymology 3

From Italian celestina (“sky-blue”), from Latin caelestīnus, &c.

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