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heaven
[ hev-uhn ]
noun
- 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.
- (initial capital letter) Often Heavens. the celestial powers; God.
- a metonym for God:
May heaven help us!
- heavens, (used with a singular verb) a wooden roof or canopy over the outer stage of an Elizabethan theater.
- Usually heavens. the sky, firmament, or expanse of space surrounding the earth.
- a place or state of supreme happiness:
She made his life a heaven on earth.
interjection
- heavens, (used to express emphasis, surprise, etc.):
For heaven's sake!
Good heavens!
heaven
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- sometimes capital Christianity
- the abode of God and the angels
- a place or state of communion with God after death Compare hell
- usually plural the sky, firmament or space surrounding the earth
- (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
- a place or state of joy and happiness
- singularorplural; sometimes capital God or the gods, used in exclamatory phrases of surprise, exasperation, etc
for heaven's sake
heavens above
- in seventh heavenecstatically happy
- move heaven and earthto do everything possible (to achieve something)
Other Word Forms
- IJ· adjective
- ܲd·IJ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of heaven1
Word History and Origins
Origin of heaven1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing heaven
- for one's (heaven's) sake
- god (heaven) forbid
- god (heaven) knows
- in seventh heaven
- in the name of (heaven)
- manna from heaven
- move heaven and earth
- pennies from heaven
- seventh heaven
- stink to high heaven
- thank god (heaven)
Example Sentences
Jim Hacker, the eponymous PM in the Yes, Prime Minister comedy on the BBC, said working funerals were a "heaven sent" opportunity.
Anton cited a line from the eulogy of Francis that Romanelli delivered: “Just as you were fighting for peace on Earth, let your first miracle be to achieve peace from heaven.”
But it is not just great; it is glorious, like something that fell from the pop heavens after months upon years of drought.
“And if they have to separate us again / I’m going to bless you from heaven,” she sings in Spanish.
“In fact your dream was to be a Victoria Secret angel, and now you will be walking with all the Angels in heaven. They will all be jealous of you!,”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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