"heaven" Definition

Definitions for the word "heaven" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in this sense.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 place regarded in some religions as the abode of god and the angels, and of the blessed after death. 2 place or state of supreme bliss. 3 colloq. Delightful thing. 4 (usu. Heaven) god, providence (often as an exclamation or mild oath: heavens). 5 (the heavens) esp. Poet. The sky as seen from the earth, in which the sun, moon, and stars appear. heavenward adv. (also heavenwards). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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