SEVENTH HEAVEN Definition & Meaning

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seventh heaven

noun

(especially in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
a state of intense happiness; bliss:
We were in seventh heaven in our new home.

seventh heaven

noun

the final state of eternal bliss, esp according to Talmudic and Muslim eschatology
a state of supreme happiness

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Origin of seventh heaven¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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Origin of seventh heaven¹

C19: so named from the belief that there are seven levels of heaven, the seventh and most exalted being the abode of God and the angels

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When he arrived bringing in half of his Oklahoma team with him, including a Heisman quarterback, and went 11-3 in his first year, I’m sure Trojan fans were in seventh heaven.

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“That last win put me over the top,” Mr. Ammiano said, and when he was told he had earned a varsity letter, Mr. Ammiano recalled, “I went to seventh heaven.”

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He’s in seventh heaven when he’s whipping up a crowd.

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I’m aware that Rosa is in seventh heaven; that random strangers are talking to her and treating her like a friend.

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"When we let them sit in the driver's cabin and touch the wheel, they were in seventh heaven," Gad says, in his book Mossad Exodus.

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