heavenly
Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
Example
“Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, kicking and screaming.”
Other meanings
of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
“The other heavenly bodies are primarily controlled by the attractive force of the Sun.”
Strongly or sublimely good, beautiful, or pleasurable.
Synonyms
- celestial
Word history
From Old English "heofonlīċ" (heavenly, celestial, chaste).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “heavenly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.