celestite

[ sel-uh-stahyt ]

/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪt /

noun

a white to pale-blue mineral, strontium sulfate, SrSO4, occurring in tabular crystals, the principal ore of strontium.

Nearby words

celestine ii, celestine iii, celestine iv, celestine v, celestine v, saint, celestite, celia, celiac, celiac artery, celiac disease, celiac ganglion

Also cel·es·tine

[sel-i-stin, -stahyn] /ˈsɛl ɪ stɪn, -ˌstaɪn/.

Origin of celestite

1850–55; celest(ine) celestite (< German Zölestin < Latin coelest(is), variant of caelestis celestial + German -in -in²) + -ite¹

Definition for celestine (2 of 6)

Celestine I

[ sel-uh-stahyn, si-les-tin, -tahyn ]

/ ˈsɛl əˌstaɪn, sɪˈlɛs tɪn, -taɪn /

noun

Saint,died a.d. 432, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 422–432.

Definition for celestine (3 of 6)

Celestine II

noun

Guido di Castello, flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.

Definition for celestine (4 of 6)

Celestine III

noun

Giacinto Bobone, died 1198, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1191–98.

Definition for celestine (5 of 6)

Celestine IV

noun

Godfrey Castiglione, died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.

Definition for celestine (6 of 6)

Celestine V

noun

SaintPietro di Murrone or Morone, 1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.

Examples from the Web for celestine

Celestine looked at the man behind his glasses, and understood the matter.
Bureaucracy|Honore de Balzac
Celestine opened the letter, and a flush of pleasure came into her face.
Bureaucracy|Honore de Balzac
The Church, on the contrary, puts Celestine among the saints on account of his extraordinary virtues.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
The one image which stood clearly out of the confusion was that of the Celestine, raising gracious spars above the house-tops.
The Happy Venture|Edith Ballinger Price

Once or twice she took a quiet dinner there alone, having instructed Celestine beforehand to prepare no dinner at home.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for celestine

celestite

celestine (ˈsɛlɪstɪn, -ˌstaɪn)

/ (ˈsɛlɪˌstaɪt) /

noun

a white, red, or blue mineral consisting of strontium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrSO 4

Word Origin for celestite

C19: from German Zölestin, from Latin caelestis celestial (referring to the blue colour) + -ite 1

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