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heaven

  • noun
  • /ˈhɛvən/

The sky, specifically

Other meanings

  1. The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially

  2. The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.

Related words

  • as high as heaven
  • before heaven
  • breath of heaven
  • by heaven
  • gift from heaven
  • gift from the heavens
  • cope of heaven
  • blue heaven
  • cyberheaven
  • die and go to heaven
  • eye of heaven
  • Father of Heaven

Word history

From Old English "heofon".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “heaven” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.