heavenly : Idioms & Phrases
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Diurnal motion of a heavenly body
- that apparent motion of the heavenly body which is due to the earth's diurnal motion.
Webster 1913
heavenly body
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noun natural objects visible in the sky
celestial body.
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heavenly city
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noun phrases used to refer to Heaven
Celestial City; Holy City; City of God.
- the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'
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heavenly jewel
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noun a member of the Taoist Trinity
Tien-pao.
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Periodic time of a heavenly body
(Astron.) , the time of a complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a satellite about its primary.
Webster 1913
worship of heavenly bodies
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noun the worship of planets or stars
astrolatry.