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   Heav·en

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   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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   Heaven definition: 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.. See examples of HEAVEN used in a sentence.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HeavenHeaven - Wikipedia

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   Heaven, or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEAVEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of heaven in English, as a place in some religions where God or the gods live and good people go after death, or as a situation that gives great pleasure. See pronunciation, translations and related words.

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   Heaven is the abode of God or the gods, angels, and other celestial beings in many religions. Learn about the origins, meanings, and descriptions of heaven in various cultures and traditions.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the word heaven in different contexts. Find out how to use heaven as a noun, adjective, verb and idiom in English.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › heavenHeaven - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    noun. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. synonyms: Eden, Shangri-la, nirvana, paradise, promised land. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈhɛvən/ UK. /ˈhɛvən/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Heaven." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/heaven. Accessed 06 May. 2024. Copy citation.