telestial

Possibly a blend of terrestrial +‎ celestial. Possibly related to Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “at a distance, far away”), Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end, purpose”) or Latin tellus (“ground”).

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

telestial (not comparable)

1. (Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the lowest degree of glory.
   • 1835, Joseph Smith and 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 of use of this term, see Citations:telestial.

• telestial kingdom

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

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

• satellite