heavenly body
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]heavenly body (plural heavenly bodies)
- A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.
- Synonyms: celestial body, wanderstar
- An astronomical object. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (religion, chiefly Christianity) The recreated, angel-like body that people will have in heaven.
Translations
[edit]natural celestial body
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