Celestial

• celestial

From the Celestial Empire, a colloquialism for the Chinese Empire / Empire of China / Imperial China.

Celestial (plural Celestials)

1. (historical) a person from the Celestial Empire (usually associated with the period of the Qing Dynasty)
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 256:

     However, with true Celestial pertinacity, `John' has stuck to his work.

• Chinese
• Chinaman
• Qing (when referring to Qing China)
• Ching (when referring to the Qing Empire)
• Ch'ing (when referring to the Qing Dynasty)

• cistellae

From Spanish.

• Hyphenation: Ce‧les‧tial

Celestial

1. a surname from Spanish