Caelum

[see-luh m]

noun, genitive Cae·li [see-lahy, -lee] /ˈsi laɪ, -li/. Astronomy.

the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.

Origin of Caelum

< Latin: engraving tool

fiat justitia, ruat caelum

[fee-aht yoo s-tee-tee-ah roo-aht kahy-loo m; English fee-aht juhs-tish-ee-uh roo-at see-luh m, fahy-uh t]

Latin.

let there be justice though the heavens fall.

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Historical Examples of caelum

Caelum non animum, &c. Do you think he has reformed now that he has crossed the sea, and changed the air?
Roundabout Papers
William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for caelum

Caelum

noun Latin genitive Caeli (ˈsiːlaɪ)

a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus

Word Origin for Caelum

Latin: the sky, heaven

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