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taivaallinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • above prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
  • celestial adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  • divine adj Relating to or coming from God or a god.
  • ethereal adj Extremely light, delicate, and seemingly not quite of this world.
  • heavenly adj Relating to heaven or the sky.
  • skyward adj Pointing or facing at or moving toward the sky.
  • stellar adj Relating to stars.

Senses

taivaallinen is used for these senses in English:

  • above Of heaven; heavenly. [first attested around (1150 to 1350).]
  • celestial of or related to Heaven and the divine.
  • divine Of or pertaining to a god.
  • divine Beautiful, heavenly.
  • ethereal Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
  • skyward Pointing or facing at or moving toward the sky.
  • stellar Heavenly.
  • supernal Pertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.

above — full definition

  1. prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
  2. prep Greater than in amount, degree, or rank.
  3. adv Earlier in a piece of writing; higher up on the same page.
  4. noun What was mentioned earlier in a document.

celestial — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  2. adj Relating to heaven, or so beautiful and perfect it seems heavenly.

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