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telestial

Syllables: te·les·ti·al/təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/

telestial adjective: of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.

Adjective

telestial (not comparable)

  1. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.
    • And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.1835, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Doctrine and Covenants, 76:81

Origin of telestial

Uncertain. * Coined by Joseph Smith as a nonsensical 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”).

Words formed from telestial

  • telestial kingdom
  • telestial glory

Questions about telestial

What does telestial mean?
Telestial means of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.
What part of speech is telestial?
Telestial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce telestial?
Telestial is pronounced /təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/ (UK).

Words near telestial in the dictionary

  1. telestereoscopical
  2. telestereoscopy
  3. telesterion
  4. telesthesia
  5. telesthesias
  6. telestial
  7. telestic
  8. telestich
  9. telestichs
  10. telestics
  11. Telesto

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