| heaven | |
| 1. s. The sky, specifically: | |
| 2. s. (dated, now usually plural) The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. | |
| 3. s. (obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate. | |
| 4. s. (obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery. | |
| 5. s. (religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: | |
| 6. s. (Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence. | |
| 7. s. (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount | |
| 8. s. (by extension, usually capitalized) Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate. | |
| 9. s. (religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically: | |
| 10. s. (Christianity, Islam) The afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state | |
| 11. s. (religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium. | |
| 12. s. (by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience. | |
| 13. s. (by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy. | |
| 14. s. (informal, with a modifier) Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects. | |
| 15. v. (obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed. | |
| 16. v. (obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly. | |
| 17. v. (obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise. | |
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