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heaven
[ hev-uhn ]
noun
- 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.
- (initial capital letter) Often Heavens. the celestial powers; God.
- a metonym for God:
May heaven help us!
- heavens, (used with a singular verb) a wooden roof or canopy over the outer stage of an Elizabethan theater.
- Usually heavens. the sky, firmament, or expanse of space surrounding the earth.
- a place or state of supreme happiness:
She made his life a heaven on earth.
interjection
- heavens, (used to express emphasis, surprise, etc.):
For heaven's sake!
Good heavens!
heaven
/ ˈ³óÉ›±¹É™²Ô /
noun
- sometimes capital Christianity
- the abode of God and the angels
- a place or state of communion with God after death Compare hell
- usually plural the sky, firmament or space surrounding the earth
- (in any of various mythologies) a place, such as Elysium or Valhalla, to which those who have died in the gods' favour are brought to dwell in happiness
- a place or state of joy and happiness
- singularorplural; sometimes capital God or the gods, used in exclamatory phrases of surprise, exasperation, etc
for heaven's sake
heavens above
- in seventh heavenecstatically happy
- move heaven and earthto do everything possible (to achieve something)
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð²¹±¹î€½Ä²Ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³ó±ð²¹±¹î€½Ä²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heaven1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heaven1
Idioms and Phrases
- move heaven and earth, to do one's utmost to effect an end; make a supreme effort:
She promised to move heaven and earth to be there for our wedding anniversary.
More idioms and phrases containing heaven
- for one's (heaven's) sake
- god (heaven) forbid
- god (heaven) knows
- in seventh heaven
- in the name of (heaven)
- manna from heaven
- move heaven and earth
- pennies from heaven
- seventh heaven
- stink to high heaven
- thank god (heaven)
Example Sentences
“I don’t know if you can go to heaven if you killed yourself, but I pray that he made it and that his family is at rest. God bless.â€
“Being where I can see mountains and the ocean is I’m like in heaven,†he said.
He warned you might not get into the real heaven if you did not root for the Dodgers.
Christians believe that when a person dies, their soul goes eternally to heaven or hell.
He painted clouds drifting through azure skies, then tore them up and reassembled the heavens to his liking.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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