单词 | celestine |
释义 | Celestinen.2 (a) One of a sect (called also Celestians) named after Cælestius, an associate of Pelagius, in the 5th cent. (b) One of a reformed branch of the Benedictines, founded by Celestine V. in the 13th cent. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Order of St. Benedict > [noun] > Celestine Celestine1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 203/2 Celestyn a man of religion, celestin. 1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 165 No Monke, no Carthusian, no Celestine bruseth the head of the Serpent. 1686 J. S. Hist. Monastical Convent. 27 The Celestines [wear] Skie Colour or Blew. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 21/1 Buonafede..entered the order of the Celestines..was elected general..in 1777. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020). celestinen.3 Mineralogy. A mineral: the same as celestite n. Also, formerly applied to a blue alabaster. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > celestite celestine1804 celestite1854 1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. 606 Celestine has also been found crystallized. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 502 The alabaster called anydrous is of several colours, white, rose, grey, and even blue, which is called celestine, a name now strictly belonging to a kind of strontian. 1815 W. Phillips Outl. Mineral. & Geol. (1818) 25 Strontian combined with sulphuric acid..has obtained the name of cœlestine from its delicate tint of light blue colour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † celestineadj.n.1 Obsolete. = celestial adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE celestialc1400 celestinec1430 supernal?1504 celical1521 elemental1527 ethereal1530 celest1535 impyre1554 skyey1587 vaultedc1590 firmamental1600 empyreal1605 superior1632 firmamentary1633 ethereous1667 skied1789 the world > the universe > heavenly body > [noun] candle937 lightOE starsc1225 ballc1300 bodya1398 celestinec1430 heavenly bodya1475 luminair1477 luminary1489 streamer1513 host or hosts of heaven1535 globe1555 orb1565 sphere1598 planet1640 superstar1910 the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of a heavenly nature heavenlyOE divinec1374 celestc1420 celestinec1430 supernal1483 celestial1484 celical1521 heavenlike1542 paradisiacal1660 celic1663 celestiousa1691 celestical1695 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric of specific colour > [noun] > purple or blue purpureeOE violet1380 jacinth1382 bluec1390 watchetc1405 celestinec1430 celestrine1435 turkin1483 hyacinth1610 London blue1633 mazarine1694 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 62 A bright hevenly sterre, Monge celestynes reigneng. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxvi. xi Lyke Dyane clere in her spere celestyne. 1509 S. Hawes Conuercyon Swerers (de Worde) 41 Both god and man in Ioy celestyne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.21530n.31804adj.n.1c1430 |
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