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celestine¹

Where it comes from

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

adjective more celestine · most celestine

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

    Similar: celestial

noun celestines

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

celestine²

Where it comes from

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

noun celestines

  1. countable, uncountable A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO₄, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.

    Similar: celestite

Celestine³

noun Celestines

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

    Similar: Celestinian

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name.

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noun mineral

Españolcelestina, celestita
中文天青石 tiānqīngshí
Portuguêscelestina, celestita
Françaiscélestine
DeutschCoelestin
Italianocelestina, celestite

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@misc{celestine_2026,
  title = {celestine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/celestine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}