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heavenly body

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
heav-en-ly -body
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.

noun

An astronomical object.

noun

The recreated, angel-like body that people will have in heaven.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

heavenly bodies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

luminary

Synonyms

celestial body wanderstar

Questions

What does heavenly body mean?
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.

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