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celestina — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • celestine noun A pale blue-white mineral (strontium sulfate) that forms in orthorhombic crystals, mined mainly as a source of strontium.
  • matchmaker noun A person who introduces people in hopes of starting a romantic relationship or marriage.
  • procuress noun A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.

Senses

celestina is used for these senses in English:

  • celestine (mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
  • matchmaker Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
  • procuress A female procurer.

celestine — full definition

  1. noun A pale blue-white mineral (strontium sulfate) that forms in orthorhombic crystals, mined mainly as a source of strontium.
  2. noun A member of a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in 1244 as an offshoot of the Benedictines.

matchmaker — full definition

  1. noun A person who introduces people in hopes of starting a romantic relationship or marriage.
  2. noun Someone who arranges professional sporting contests, especially boxing bouts.

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