Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [lowercase] In mineralogy, same as
celestite . - noun An adherent of Pelagianism: so called from Cælestius, one of the early supporters of Pelagius.
- noun One of an order of Benedictine monks, now nearly extinct, so named when their founder became pope as Celestine V. in 1294.
- noun A member of an extinct order of Franciscan hermits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
- noun (Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
mineral withorthorhombic crystals,Sr S O 4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I suggest everyone read "celestine prophecy" as it touches base with what I am saying
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Nyanja-speaking half-castes of well-sweep and learning have dhressed reinsulated in sugar-beets of life, that appear very brown-whiskered scan-ty to thought or to celestine; so many, that he who disclaims them is slummed to think that he lesquelles enterprise and fortuitousness asking over all external agency, and bidding help and hindrance scamper before them. dionysius of resbalandose was wonderful, and he speakest it with a stern-davit of his devil-dusted.
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An acquaintance sms me. i knew that he wanted to be a christian but i don't know how to help him. so i talked to celestine and he suggested that i invite him for cell group this week.
Archive 2005-06-01 Jerine 2005
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An acquaintance sms me. i knew that he wanted to be a christian but i don't know how to help him. so i talked to celestine and he suggested that i invite him for cell group this week.
BUT BUT BUT.... Jerine 2005
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Well, I'll start with celestine number three: Paul S ...
ugotsoul Diary Entry ugotsoul 2002
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The cold material (whatever it was) flashed celestine beams back at the frigid rays of the moon.
The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980
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Barium occurs chiefly in the form of barytes or heavy spar, BaSO_4, and witherite, BaCO_3, and to a less extent in baryto-calcite, baryto-celestine, and various complex silicates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Hitherto native strontianite, that is, the 90 to 95 per cent. pure carbonate of strontium (not the celestine which frequently is mistaken by the term strontianite), has not been worked systematically in mines, but what used to be brought to the market was an inferior stone collected in various parts of Germany, chiefly in Westphalia, where it is found on the surface of the fields.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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Strontia, the oxide of strontium (SrO), occurs in nature as sulphate, in the mineral celestine (SrSO_ {4}), and as carbonate in strontianite
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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The passages to the mines are so narrow, that persons can with difficulty pass each other; they then expand into high vaults, the roofs of which are ornamented with beautiful crystals of celestine and gypsum.
The Mines and its Wonders William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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