telestial
adjUK /təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/
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”).
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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:
- Derived terms
- telestial kingdom, telestial glory
- Related terms
- celestial, terrestrial