supercelestialadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəsᵻˈlɛstɪəl/,

/ˌsjuːpəsᵻˈlɛstɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌsupərsəˈlɛstʃəl/,

/ˌsupərsəˈlɛstiəl/

Forms: see super- prefix and celestial adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, celestial adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + celestial adj., after post-classical Latin supercaelestis that is above the heavens (Vetus Latina; < classical Latin super- super- prefix + caelestis (see celestial adj.), itself after ancient Greek ὑπερουράνιος : see hyperuranian adj. at hyper- prefix 4). Compare Spanish †sobrecelestial (c1250), Portuguese sobrecelestial (15th cent.; 14th cent. as †sobrecelestriaaes , plural), and also Middle French superceleste (beginning of the 15th cent.), Italian †sopracceleste (14th cent. as †sopraceleste ), Portuguese sobreceleste (15th cent.). Compare slightly later supracelestial adj., and also later subcelestial adj.

A. adj.

1. That is above the heavens; situated or existing beyond the sky. Cf. subcelestial adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > space > [adjective] > beyond heavens or stars

supercelestialc1450

supracelestial?a1475

trans-stellar1888

c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 35 Ther wer also apperyng þere þe signes super celestial..in whech tymes of þe ȝer þe sunne passith be hem.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 2 Ptolomæus, Atlas, and Alphonsus..founde out the maruelous course and sondry motions, of the supercelestiall bodies.

1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. Index 365 Hyperurania,..Supercelestial things, which the Gnosticks bragg'd that they were able to see.

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. 16 Some have thought those to be waters plac'd above the highest heavens, or super-celestial waters.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §366 What this philosopher in his Phædrus speaketh of the super-celestial region, and the divinity resident therein.

1780 N. Lardner & J. Hogg Hist. Heretics ii. xii. 324 As he descended from the supercelestial places to this earth, he collected to himself a body out of the four elements.

1845 G. H. Lewes tr. Plato Phaedrus in Biogr. Hist. Philos. I. vi. v. 72 The motive of this great anxiety to view the super-celestial plain of truth is that the proper food of the soul is derived from thence.

1869 J. S. Blackie Musa Burschicosa 9 Here 's Proclus, Plotinus, and all, Who clomb on Plato's golden stairs To the super-celestial hall.

1998 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 9 July 1 No one believes God is this super-celestial headmaster who is bigger, meaner, and happens to be invisible.

a. Of a nature or character that is more than heavenly. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > more than

supercelestial1545

supercelical1654

supracelestial1780

1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (xii.) f. 239^v By the supercelestiall vertew did the sone of god take vnto him his very humane bodye of the pure virgen.

1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips vi. 40 The augmentation of the supercelestiall grace and light.

1644 E. Dering Disc. Proper Sacrifice ii. 17 A..supercelestiall,..life-giving mystery.

a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 239 Jesus Christ is a supernatural, supercælestial Spirit, far above the nature of Souls or Angels in the first Creation.

a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 97 Discourse salvifick, he at Meals instill'd, And Souls with Food supercelestial fill'd.

1830 G. S. Faber Diffic. Romanism (ed. 2) ii. iv. 350 That they might learn the flesh which he would give them to be supercelestial and spiritual food.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. ix. iii. 138 To the higher faculty, then, there are already visible..gleams of a super-celestial dawn.

1902 W. M. Alexander Demonic Possession in New Test. viii. 227 These evil powers..drag them down from God and super-celestial things to those below.

1996 D. Martin tr. Hugh of Balma in Carthusian Spirituality (1997) 97 Only when she conforms through inner beauty of spirit to supercelestial beauty are her words acceptable to him.

b. In ironic or humorous use.

ΚΠ

?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce 110 b They are altogether idle questions of vayne things, crooked, more than supercelestiall, crabbed, and Seraphicall.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xiii. 664 Super-celestiall opinions, and vnder-terrestriall manners, are things, that amongst vs, I have ever seene to be of singular accord.

1751 W. Warburton Let. 22 Sept. in Lett. Late Eminent Prelate (1809) xxxv. 86 If you are no friend to supercelestial flights, but content yourself to grovel on amidst the dregs of human reason, I would recommend to your more serious perusal a little French book.

1852 E. B. Browning Let. 7 Apr. (1897) II. vii. 63 She was not on that occasion looking as well as usual, being a little too much ‘endimanchée’ in terrestrial lavenders and supercelestial blues.

1932 E. Wharton Let. 17 Jan. (1988) 543 Here the super-celestial weather pursues its even way. We motored to Marseilles.

1991 H. S. Bevington World & Bo Tree 138 We had just had a delicious lunch in this supercelestial hotel with an interior waterfall.

B. n.

Something supercelestial; a supercelestial force, phenomenon, place, being, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun]

godeOE

deityc1374

higher powerc1384

princec1384

divinityc1386

governorc1400

powerc1425

numen1495

fear1535

heaven1554

godheada1586

godhood1586

landlorda1635

supreme1643

supercelestial1652

supernal1661

universality1681

father1820

unspeakable1843

Molimo1861

Mlimo1897

superperson1907

somebody up there1972

sky fairy1997

?a1500 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Peterhouse) f. 70 þe lower rotte and þe hyer rotte þat is vnderstonden by þe supercelestiels, the whiche wurchen in mannes bodie.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. A4 This spiritual Poem, which treateth on Sub-cœlestials, Cœlestials, and Super-cœlestials.

1687 R. Franck Philos. Treat. Original & Production Things 90 Since therefore such Vertue shines from Celestials, what may be expected from Super-Celestials.

1795 F. A. Winzer tr. C. M. Wieland Sympathy of Souls xvi. 191 A pure..virtue will soon..release us from a transitory bondage, and re-unite us in the ever blissful realms of the super celestial.

1859 L. L. Platner Cecelia Grey (1862) vi. 66 My good mother will monopolize Alice..and fill her head with all manner of eulogy, until she will imagine herself one of the super-celestials!

1998 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. 16 [Arthur C Clarke's new Earth is] set to be destroyed by a death sentence passed on it by Supercelestials 500 light years away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supercelestial
释义	supercelestialadj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpəsᵻˈlɛstɪəl/, /ˌsjuːpəsᵻˈlɛstɪəl/, U.S. /ˌsupərsəˈlɛstʃəl/, /ˌsupərsəˈlɛstiəl/ Forms: see super- prefix and celestial adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, celestial adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + celestial adj., after post-classical Latin supercaelestis that is above the heavens (Vetus Latina; < classical Latin super- super- prefix + caelestis (see celestial adj.), itself after ancient Greek ὑπερουράνιος : see hyperuranian adj. at hyper- prefix 4). Compare Spanish †sobrecelestial (c1250), Portuguese sobrecelestial (15th cent.; 14th cent. as †sobrecelestriaaes , plural), and also Middle French superceleste (beginning of the 15th cent.), Italian †sopracceleste (14th cent. as †sopraceleste ), Portuguese sobreceleste (15th cent.). Compare slightly later supracelestial adj., and also later subcelestial adj. A. adj. 1. That is above the heavens; situated or existing beyond the sky. Cf. subcelestial adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > space > [adjective] > beyond heavens or stars supercelestialc1450 supracelestial?a1475 trans-stellar1888 c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 35 Ther wer also apperyng þere þe signes super celestial..in whech tymes of þe ȝer þe sunne passith be hem. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 2 Ptolomæus, Atlas, and Alphonsus..founde out the maruelous course and sondry motions, of the supercelestiall bodies. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. Index 365 Hyperurania,..Supercelestial things, which the Gnosticks bragg'd that they were able to see. 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. 16 Some have thought those to be waters plac'd above the highest heavens, or super-celestial waters. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §366 What this philosopher in his Phædrus speaketh of the super-celestial region, and the divinity resident therein. 1780 N. Lardner & J. Hogg Hist. Heretics ii. xii. 324 As he descended from the supercelestial places to this earth, he collected to himself a body out of the four elements. 1845 G. H. Lewes tr. Plato Phaedrus in Biogr. Hist. Philos. I. vi. v. 72 The motive of this great anxiety to view the super-celestial plain of truth is that the proper food of the soul is derived from thence. 1869 J. S. Blackie Musa Burschicosa 9 Here 's Proclus, Plotinus, and all, Who clomb on Plato's golden stairs To the super-celestial hall. 1998 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 9 July 1 No one believes God is this super-celestial headmaster who is bigger, meaner, and happens to be invisible. 2. a. Of a nature or character that is more than heavenly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > more than supercelestial1545 supercelical1654 supracelestial1780 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (xii.) f. 239^v By the supercelestiall vertew did the sone of god take vnto him his very humane bodye of the pure virgen. 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips vi. 40 The augmentation of the supercelestiall grace and light. 1644 E. Dering Disc. Proper Sacrifice ii. 17 A..supercelestiall,..life-giving mystery. a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 239 Jesus Christ is a supernatural, supercælestial Spirit, far above the nature of Souls or Angels in the first Creation. a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 97 Discourse salvifick, he at Meals instill'd, And Souls with Food supercelestial fill'd. 1830 G. S. Faber Diffic. Romanism (ed. 2) ii. iv. 350 That they might learn the flesh which he would give them to be supercelestial and spiritual food. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. ix. iii. 138 To the higher faculty, then, there are already visible..gleams of a super-celestial dawn. 1902 W. M. Alexander Demonic Possession in New Test. viii. 227 These evil powers..drag them down from God and super-celestial things to those below. 1996 D. Martin tr. Hugh of Balma in Carthusian Spirituality (1997) 97 Only when she conforms through inner beauty of spirit to supercelestial beauty are her words acceptable to him. b. In ironic or humorous use. ΚΠ ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce 110 b They are altogether idle questions of vayne things, crooked, more than supercelestiall, crabbed, and Seraphicall. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xiii. 664 Super-celestiall opinions, and vnder-terrestriall manners, are things, that amongst vs, I have ever seene to be of singular accord. 1751 W. Warburton Let. 22 Sept. in Lett. Late Eminent Prelate (1809) xxxv. 86 If you are no friend to supercelestial flights, but content yourself to grovel on amidst the dregs of human reason, I would recommend to your more serious perusal a little French book. 1852 E. B. Browning Let. 7 Apr. (1897) II. vii. 63 She was not on that occasion looking as well as usual, being a little too much ‘endimanchée’ in terrestrial lavenders and supercelestial blues. 1932 E. Wharton Let. 17 Jan. (1988) 543 Here the super-celestial weather pursues its even way. We motored to Marseilles. 1991 H. S. Bevington World & Bo Tree 138 We had just had a delicious lunch in this supercelestial hotel with an interior waterfall. B. n. Something supercelestial; a supercelestial force, phenomenon, place, being, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] godeOE deityc1374 higher powerc1384 princec1384 divinityc1386 governorc1400 powerc1425 numen1495 fear1535 heaven1554 godheada1586 godhood1586 landlorda1635 supreme1643 supercelestial1652 supernal1661 universality1681 father1820 unspeakable1843 Molimo1861 Mlimo1897 superperson1907 somebody up there1972 sky fairy1997 ?a1500 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Peterhouse) f. 70 þe lower rotte and þe hyer rotte þat is vnderstonden by þe supercelestiels, the whiche wurchen in mannes bodie. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. A4 This spiritual Poem, which treateth on Sub-cœlestials, Cœlestials, and Super-cœlestials. 1687 R. Franck Philos. Treat. Original & Production Things 90 Since therefore such Vertue shines from Celestials, what may be expected from Super-Celestials. 1795 F. A. Winzer tr. C. M. Wieland Sympathy of Souls xvi. 191 A pure..virtue will soon..release us from a transitory bondage, and re-unite us in the ever blissful realms of the super celestial. 1859 L. L. Platner Cecelia Grey (1862) vi. 66 My good mother will monopolize Alice..and fill her head with all manner of eulogy, until she will imagine herself one of the super-celestials! 1998 Independent (Nexis) 7 Mar. 16 [Arthur C Clarke's new Earth is] set to be destroyed by a death sentence passed on it by Supercelestials 500 light years away. 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