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Definitions for Heaven

[1] 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.
[2] (initial capital letter ) Often Heavens . the celestial powers; God.
[3] a metonym for God: May heaven help us!
[4] heavens, (used with a singular verb ) a wooden roof or canopy over the outer stage of an Elizabethan theater.
[5] Usually heavens. the sky, firmament, or expanse of space surrounding the earth.
[6] a place or state of supreme happiness: She made his life a heaven on earth.
[7] heavens, (used to express emphasis, surprise, etc.): For heaven's sake! Good heavens!
[8] move heaven and earth , to do one's utmost to effect an end; make a supreme effort: She promised to move heaven and earth to be there for our wedding anniversary.
[9] (sometimes capital) Christianity the abode of God and the angels a place or state of communion with God after death Compare hell
[10] (usually plural) the sky, firmament or space surrounding the earth
[11] (in any of various mythologies) a place, such as Elysium or Valhalla, to which those who have died in the gods' favour are brought to dwell in happiness
[12] a place or state of joy and happiness
[13] (singular or plural; sometimes capital ) God or the gods, used in exclamatory phrases of surprise, exasperation, etc for heaven's sake ; heavens above
[14] in seventh heaven ecstatically happy
[15] move heaven and earth to do everything possible (to achieve something)

Words related to Heaven

nirvana, immortality, paradise, kingdom, atmosphere, upstairs, rapture, ecstasy, Shangri-la, happiness, sky, bliss, harmony, firmament, enchantment, eternity, felicity, hereafter, glory, empyrean

Words nearby Heaven

heave into sight, heave to, heave-ho, heave-ho, give the, heave-off hinge, heaven, heaven knows, heaven-born, heaven-sent, heavenly, heavenly days

Origin of Heaven

before 900; Middle English heven, Old English heofon; cognate with Middle Low German heven; akin to Old Norse himinn, Gothic himins, German Himmel

Other words from Heaven

heav·en·less , adjective
un·der·heav·en , noun

Word origin for Heaven

Old English heofon; related to Old Saxon heban

Synonyms for Heaven

Promised Land, immortality, nirvana, paradise, Arcadia, Canaan, Elysium, Shangri-la, Zion, afterworld, atmosphere, azure, bliss, dreamland, ecstasy, empyrean, enchantment, eternity, fairyland, felicity, firmament, glory, happiness, harmony, heights, hereafter, kingdom, rapture, sky, transport, upstairs, utopia, wonderland, beyond, eternal home, eternal rest, great unknown, happy hunting ground, kingdom come, life everlasting, life to come, next world, pearly gates, the blue