celestine
English
Etymology 1
From Old French celestin, Latin caelestīnus, from caelestis (“heavenly”) + -inus (“-ine”), from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”). Equivalent to celest + -ine.
Adjective
celestine (comparative more celestine, superlative most celestine)
- (obsolete) Synonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens.
Noun
celestine (plural celestines)
Noun
celestine (countable and uncountable, plural celestines)
- (mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
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References
- “† celestine, adj. and n.¹.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1889.
- “celestine, n.³.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1889.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Celestine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “celestine”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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