Definitions from Wiktionary (Heaven)
▸ noun: The sky, specifically:
▸ noun: (dated or poetic, now usually in the plural) The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
▸ noun: (religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
▸ noun: (Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
▸ noun: (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.
▸ noun: (by extension, usually capitalized) Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.
▸ noun: (religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:
▸ noun: (Christianity, Islam) Paradise, the afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death.
▸ noun: (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.
▸ noun: (by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.
▸ noun: (by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.
▸ noun: (informal, with a modifier) Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.
▸ noun: (religion) The abode of God or the gods, when considered as a specific location; the abode of the blessed departed who reside in the presence of God or the gods
▸ noun: (religion) Providence, the will of God or the gods, when considered as a personal entity or specific aspect of the divine; Fate
▸ noun: (uncommon) Other extended senses of heaven as a specific place similar to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed departed
▸ noun: (obsolete) The sky, particularly its distant aspect as the abode of the sun, moon, and stars
▸ noun: (Chinese mythology, semantic translation of 天 (tiān)) The supreme God or Nature which controls the universe.
▸ noun: (uncommon) A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Evan
▸ noun: (rare) A female given name from English of modern usage from the noun heaven.
▸ Also see heaven
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▸ noun: The sky, specifically:
▸ noun: (dated or poetic, now usually in the plural) The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
▸ noun: (religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
▸ noun: (Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
▸ noun: (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.
▸ noun: (by extension, usually capitalized) Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.
▸ noun: (religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:
▸ noun: (Christianity, Islam) Paradise, the afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death.
▸ noun: (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.
▸ noun: (by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.
▸ noun: (by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.
▸ noun: (informal, with a modifier) Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.
▸ noun: (religion) The abode of God or the gods, when considered as a specific location; the abode of the blessed departed who reside in the presence of God or the gods
▸ noun: (religion) Providence, the will of God or the gods, when considered as a personal entity or specific aspect of the divine; Fate
▸ noun: (uncommon) Other extended senses of heaven as a specific place similar to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed departed
▸ noun: (obsolete) The sky, particularly its distant aspect as the abode of the sun, moon, and stars
▸ noun: (Chinese mythology, semantic translation of 天 (tiān)) The supreme God or Nature which controls the universe.
▸ noun: (uncommon) A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Evan
▸ noun: (rare) A female given name from English of modern usage from the noun heaven.
▸ Also see heaven
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