heav·en
heav·en/ˈhev(ə)n/
noun
- a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky."those who practiced good deeds would receive the reward of a place in heaven"synonyms: paradise, nirvana, the kingdom of heaven, the promised land, the heavenly kingdom, the City of God, the celestial city, the abode of God, the abode of the saints, the abode of the angels, Zion, Abraham's bosom, the empyrean, the beyond, the hereafter, the next world, the next life, the afterworld, the afterlife, happy hunting ground, the New Jerusalem, Swarga, Elysium, the Elysian Fields, the Islands of the Blessed, Valhalla, Avalon
- the sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated."Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens"synonyms: the sky, the skies, the upper atmosphere, the stratosphere, the firmament, the vault of heaven, the blue, the (wide) blue yonder, the welkin, the ether, the empyrean, the azure, the upper regions, the sphere, the celestial sphere
- a place, state, or experience of supreme bliss."lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven"synonyms: ecstasy, bliss, rapture, contentment, happiness, delight, joy, felicity, supreme happiness, supreme joy, perfect contentment, seventh heaven, cloud nine, paradise, utopia, idyll, nirvana, Eden, Shangri-La, Arcadia, Arcady
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Heaven help us. 4. : a place or condition of utmost happiness : something that is very pleasant or enjoyable. Our week at the spa was sheer heaven. 5.
the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
a situation that gives you great pleasure: I just lay in the sun for a week and did nothing - it was heaven.
Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, ...
In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy.
Heaven is a place that seems absolutely perfect in every way. You can think of it as the lofty heavens up above, or as a place of everlasting bliss.
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"heavens"), means probably the firmament. (e) Heb. rakia is closely connected with (d), and is rendered "firmamentum" in the Vulgate, whence our "firmament" ( ...
A state or place of complete happiness or perfect rest, attained by the good after death. Webster's New World.
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HEAVEN meaning: 1 : the place where God lives and where good people go after they die according to some religions; 2 : something that is very pleasant or ...
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There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun heaven, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...
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