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Meanings of heavenly in English

Portuguese
celeste
Catalan
celestial
Spanish
celeste

Relating to the sky or heavens.

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celeste
Portuguese
celeste
Spanish
celestial

Of or belonging to heaven or god.

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celeste
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Examples for "earthly"
Examples for "earthly"
1
The good news is that most earthly itches are in fact scratchable.
Wired
2
But more earthly forces may be working against Abdullah in northern Afghanistan.
Reuters
3
His natural and earthly desires were not gratified; often ours cannot be.
A Day of Fate
4
There is no earthly use in laying down general laws about them.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
5
Also, what earthly good are pictures of the inside of a glovebox?
The South African
Usage of heavenly in English
1
The Chaldeans retreated in terror at the sight of the heavenly host.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
2
God was first recognized in the heavenly bodies and in the elements.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
3
The alchemists designated the metals by the names of the heavenly bodies.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
4
The evening light transformed the desert; a heavenly Jerusalem seemed very near.
There was a King in Egypt
5
A current French magazine devotes many pages to the same heavenly body.
The Irish Times
6
He is simply translated from one set of heavenly files to another.
The new yorker
7
Every lover attempts that impossible task: the realization of the heavenly ideal.
Hints for Lovers
8
In the transmission of the heavenly waters, every hose fits every hydrant.
Representative Men: Seven Lectures
9
He the provider of the loaves then, of the heavenly manna now.
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
10
The bright and beautiful idea had smitten Denry like some heavenly arrow.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
11
You can even change the size and colors of your heavenly bodies.
Wired
12
But philosophers say that there cannot be evil in the heavenly bodies.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
13
You can hear in them the far-off echo of a heavenly song.
The Snow Image
14
The angel spoke and to Peter the voice sounded like heavenly music:
The Alchemist's Secret
15
To this testify the records of all the scriptures and heavenly books.
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
16
There seemed weight in this objection, and we discarded the heavenly theory.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
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United States of America
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