What is the Latin word for heavenly?

The usual Latin words for “heavenly” are caelestis, dīvīnus, deus; also astrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“heavenly” in Latin

caelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly; divine, of the gods; magnificent, preeminent, god-like dīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural deusgod, deity; the ancient Roman “Dī Penātēs,” personal or family gods of hearth and home, embodied as small statues or ico astrumstar, constellation

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

heavenly

coelestis: divinus (godlike, divine). A heavenly messenger, nuncius de caelo demissus: nuncius deorum (to us, Dei). The heavenly bodies, coelestia; res coelestes; astra: the heavenly bodies in their regular courses, ordines rerum coelestium; ordines astrorum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for heavenly?: The usual Latin words for “heavenly” are caelestis, dīvīnus, deus; also astrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.