noun · neuterthird declension
caelestia
caelestia n pl (genitive caelestium)
Meaning
- neuterpluralthe heavenly bodies, heavenly objects, divine things
- neuterpluralcelestial bodies, celestial things
De his eandem fere, quam reliquae gentes, habent opinionem: Apollinem morbos depellere, Minervam operum atque artificiorum initia tradere, Iovem imperium caelestium tenere, Martem bella regere.
respecting these deities they have for the most part the same belief as other nations: that Apollo averts diseases, that Minerva imparts the invention of manufactures, that Jupiter possesses the sovereignty of the heavenly powers; that Mars presides over wars.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 6.17
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | caelestia |
| genitive | — | caelestium |
| dative | — | caelestibus |
| accusative | — | caelestia |
| ablative | — | caelestibus |
| vocative | — | caelestia |