Celestial Empire

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noun

the former Chinese Empire.

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Origin of Celestial Empire

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby Celestial Empire

celery salt, celesta, Celeste, celestial, Celestial City, Celestial Empire, celestial equator, celestial globe, celestial guidance, celestial hierarchy, celestial horizon

How to use Celestial Empire in a sentence

Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
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One wonders if his subsequent battles with the “Evil Empire” were animated by this belief.
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Another rumor that has existed since before The Empire Strikes Back was released.
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Even the queen saw fit to honor him with the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in 2008.
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Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
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On the establishment of the Empire Berthier, like many another, received the reward for his faithfulness to Napoleon.
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Constantine the Great died, having divided the empire among his children and nephews.
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During that fortnight of silence the whole of the Turkish Empire has been moving—closing in—on the Dardanelles.
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She had seen England spread from an island into an empire; she had seen America spread from a colony into an empire.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Celestial Empire

Celestial Empire

noun

an archaic or literary name for the Chinese Empire

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