heaven

heav·en

noun \ˈhe-vən\

Definition of HEAVEN

1

: the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament —usually used in plural

2

a often capitalized : the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead b : a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God

3

capitalized : god 1

4

: a place or condition of utmost happiness

5

Christian Science : a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind is manifest

Examples of HEAVEN

1. She prayed to God in Heaven.
2. He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.
3. Our baby is a gift from heaven.
4. the brightest star in the heavens

Origin of HEAVEN

Middle English heven, from Old English heofon; akin to Old High German himil heaven

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HEAVEN

Synonyms: above, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion), on high

Antonyms: Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition

Related Words: Beulah, glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla; afterlife, afterworld, hereafter, otherworld

Near Antonyms: inferno; limbo, purgatory; hades, netherworld, underworld; abyss, pit

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Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with HEAVEN

Bevin, devon, leaven, levin, seven, sweven