heaven

noun

(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:

(religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:

(Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.

(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.

(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.

(by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.

(by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.

(by extension, usually capitalized) Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.

(informal, with a modifier) Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.

The sky, specifically:

(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

(religion) Providence, the will of God or the gods, when considered as a personal entity or specific aspect of the divine; Fate

(uncommon) Other extended senses of heaven as a specific place similar to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed departed

(Chinese mythology, semantic translation of 天 (tiān) ) The supreme God or Nature which controls the universe.

(uncommon) A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Evan

(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.

(obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.

(obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.

(obsolete) The sky, particularly its distant aspect as the abode of the sun, moon, and stars

(rare) A female given name from English of modern usage from the noun heaven.

verb

(obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.

(obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.

(obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.

Synonyms for heaven

paradisen skyn firmamentn nirvanan empyreann welkinn rapturen blessednessn kingdomn cloudland

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