celestine

Definitions

1. 1.Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
2. 2.A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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