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   Heav·en

   /ˈhev(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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" Similar paradisenirvanathe kingdom of heaventhe promised landthe heavenly kingdomthe City of Godthe celestial citythe abode of Godthe abode of the saintsthe abode of the angelsZionAbraham's bosomthe empyreanthe beyondthe hereafterthe next worldthe next lifethe afterworldthe afterlifehappy hunting groundthe New JerusalemSwargaElysiumthe Elysian Fieldsthe Islands of the BlessedValhallaAvalonOpposite hellpurgatory
   • ▪ God (or the gods): "Constantine was persuaded that disunity in the Church was displeasing to heaven"
   • ▪ a state of being eternally in the presence of God after death: "the everlasting happiness with God that we call heaven"
   • ▪ used in various exclamations as a substitute for “God”: "heaven knows!"
   • 2. the sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated: literary "Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens" Similar the skythe skiesthe upper atmospherethe stratosphereliterary:the firmamentthe vault of heaventhe bluethe (wide) blue yonderthe welkinthe etherthe empyreanthe azurethe upper regionsthe spherethe celestial sphere
   • 3. a place, state, or experience of supreme bliss: informal "lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven" Similar ecstasyblissrapturecontentmenthappinessdelightjoyfelicitysupreme happinesssupreme joyperfect contentmentseventh heavencloud nineparadiseutopiaidyllnirvanaEdenShangri-Laliterary:ArcadiaArcadyOpposite miseryhell on earth

   Word Origin Old Englishheofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hemel and German Himmel.

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   4 days ago · The New York Times last week published a photograph of an inverted American flag raised at Alito’s home in Virginia in 2021. Alito said the upside-down US flag was raised by his wife and was a ...

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   More broadly, the Appeal to Heaven flag has served as a call for a conservative, Biblical-centered government. Nearly a decade ago, the flag was reported to be the source of contention in south ...

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   2 days ago · The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right. FILE - People carry an “Appeal To Heaven” flag as they gather at Independence Mall to support President Donald Trump during a visit to the National Constitution Center to participate in the ABC News town hall, Sept. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia.

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   3 days ago · The flag displays a lone pine tree against a white background underneath the line "An Appeal to Heaven" in black bold lettering, a phrase based on the writings of philosopher John Locke, who ...

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   3 days ago · The Christian Nationalist Danger Behind the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag. Crowds arrived for the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Trump supporters gathered in the ...

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   4 days ago · The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag ...

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   2 days ago · The Appeal to Heaven flag originated in Revolutionary times as a call to take up arms against unjust rulers who ignored the pleas of their citizens. But after years as a historical relic, in 2015 ...