telestial

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”).

• Hyphenation: te‧les‧ti‧al
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈlɛst͡ʃəl/

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telestial (not comparable)

1. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.
   • 1835, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Doctrine and Covenants, 76:81:

     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.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:telestial.

• telestial kingdom
• telestial glory

• celestial (celestial kingdom)
• terrestrial (terrestrial kingdom)

• → Tagalog: telestiyal

• Kevin Barney (2010 January 27) “The Etymology of 'Telestial'”, in By Common Consent, retrieved May 25, 2018
• Richard D. Draper (1999 September) “New Light on Paul's Teachings”, in Ensign‎, volume 29, number 9, page 22

• satellite