noun [mass noun]
the action of finding one’s way by observing the sun, moon, and
stars.

noun
Astronomy the point on the celestial sphere directly above either of the earth’s geographic poles, around which the stars and planets appear to rotate during the course of the night.

noun
an imaginary sphere of which the observer is the centre and on which all celestial objects are considered to lie.

noun
US spelling of COELIAC.

adjective
abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons: a celibate priest.
having or involving no sexual relations: a celibate lifestyle.

noun
a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations.

derivatives celibacy
noun.
origin early 19th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent.) as
celibacy): from French c´elibat or Latin caelibatus
‘unmarried state’ + -ATE2.



Louis-Ferdinand (1894–1961), French
novelist; pseudonym of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches. He is best known for his autobiographical novel, the satirical Voyage au bout de la nuit (1932).



noun
a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
historical a small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one.
Biology the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.
an enclosed cavity in an organism.
small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycomb.
a small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one: terrorist cells.
a device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for generating current or for electrolysis.
unit in a device for converting chemical or solar
energy into electricity.
the local area covered by one of the short-range
transmitters in a cellular telephone system.
N. Amer. a mobile phone.

derivatives celled
adjective [in combination]
a single-celled organism, cell-like adjective.
origin Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella ‘storeroom or chamber’.