"telestial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-telestial.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Uncertain. * Possibly a blend of terrestrial + celestial, which are the names of the other two degrees of glory. * Possibly related to Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”), Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, purpose”) * Also possibly Latin tellus (“ground or earth”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|terrestrial|celestial|nocap=1}} blend of terrestrial + celestial, {{der|en|grc|τῆλε||at a distance, far away}} Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”), {{der|en|grc|τέλος||end, purpose}} Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, purpose”), {{der|en|la|tellus|gloss=ground or earth}} Latin tellus (“ground or earth”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} telestial (not comparable)
  1. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory. Wikipedia link: Telestial kingdom Tags: Mormonism, not-comparable Categories (topical): Mormonism Derived forms: telestial kingdom, telestial glory Related terms: celestial (english: celestial kingdom), terrestrial (english: terrestrial kingdom) Translations (of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory): telestinen (Finnish), téleste (French), telestial [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-telestial-en-adj-sgXuITcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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