What does Heaven mean?
Definitions for Heaven
ˈhɛv ənHeav·en
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Heaven.
Princeton's WordNet
Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-lanoun
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Heavennoun
the abode of God and the angels
GCIDE
Heavennoun
The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves.
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Wiktionary
heavennoun
The sky.
No sooner had we left the house than the heavens opened.
heavennoun
The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions, and often the home, or one of various possible homes, of souls of deceased people.
Mommy's gone to heaven to be with God.
heavennoun
A blissful place or experience.
Soaking in a warm bath after a long day at work is sheer heaven.
Heavennoun
derived from Evan with a folk etymology spelling.
Heavennoun
of modern usage from the noun heaven.
Webster Dictionary
Heavennoun
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
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Heavennoun
the dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Heavennoun
the sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Heavennoun
any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Heavenverb
to place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify
Etymology: [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gahamn to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]
Freebase
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious, cosmological, mythological, or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit. It is commonly believed that heavenly beings can descend to earth or incarnate and that earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven alive. Heaven is often described as a "higher place", the holiest place, a Paradise, in contrast to Hell or the Underworld or the "low places", and universally or conditionally accessible by earthly beings according to various standards of divinity, goodness, piety, faith, or other virtues or right beliefs or simply the Will of God. Some believe in the possibility of a Heaven on Earth in a World to Come. Another belief is in an Axis mundi or World tree which connects the heavens, the world, and the underworld. In Indian religions, Heaven is considered as Svarga loka, and soul is again subjected to rebirth in different living forms according to its karma. This cycle can be broken after a soul achieves Moksha or Nirvana.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Heaven
hev′n, n. the arch of sky overhanging the earth: the air: a zone or region: a very great and indefinite height: the dwelling-place of the Deity and the blessed: the Deity as inhabiting heaven: supreme happiness.—adjs. Heav′en-born, descended from heaven; Heav′en-bred (Shak.), bred or produced in heaven; Heav′en-direct′ed, pointing to the sky: divinely guided; Heav′en-fall′en (Milt.), fallen from heaven, having rebelled against God; Heav′en-gift′ed, granted by heaven; Heav′en-kiss′ing (Shak.), kissing or touching, as it were, the sky.—n. Heav′enliness.—adj. Heav′enly, of or inhabiting heaven: celestial: pure: supremely blessed: very excellent.—adv. in a manner like that of heaven: by the influence of heaven.—adj. Heav′enly-mind′ed, having the mind placed upon heavenly things: pure.—n. Heav′enly-mind′edness.—advs. Heav′enward, Heav′enwards, toward or in the direction of heaven.—Heaven of heavens (B.), the highest of the heavens, the abode and seat of God; In the seventh heaven, in a state of the most exalted happiness—from the system of the Cabbalists, who divided the heavens into seven in an ascending scale of happiness up to the abode of God. [A.S. heofon; not to be conn. with heave.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Heaven
in Christian theology the place of the immediate Divine presence, where God manifests Himself without veil, and His saints enjoy that presence and know as they are known. In Scripture it denotes, (1) the atmosphere, (2) the starry region, (3) a state of bliss, (4) as defined, the divine presence, and (5) God Himself.
The Roycroft Dictionary
heaven
1. The Coney Island of the Christian imagination. 2. Largely a matter of digestion. 3. An orphan asylum where institutionalism reigns. 4. A penitential colony where the virtuous and the good are condemned to eternal fellowship for their stupidities uttered on earth.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Heaven' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4047
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Rank popularity for the word 'Heaven' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2669
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Nevaeh
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Heaven in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Heaven in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Heaven in a Sentence
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all doing direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
The four characters on the base say 'jingtian qinmin', which means 'revere heaven and serve thy people,' it really crystallizes the political theory in China whereby heaven bestows its power upon a ruler who is righteous and benevolent.
I can tell you that we as city employees are going to move heaven and earth and leave no stone unturned to get people out of Lake Charles.
If you're not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
It's better to be a janitor in heaven Than to sit on a throne in hell It's better to sweep the streets of gold Than to have illegitimate unearned wealth. We live today in a world of much irrational entitlement and participation trophies. Earn your place, fight for your rights, stand with honor and for God's sake, keep quiet unless you actually know what you're talking about!
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Translations for Heaven
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- hemelAfrikaans
- سَمَاء, سَمَاوَات, جَنّةٌ, الجنةArabic
- cənnətAzerbaijani
- ожмах, йәннәт, күкBashkir
- небе́Bulgarian
- celCatalan, Valencian
- obloha, ráj, nebeCzech
- wybr, nefWelsh
- himmelDanish
- HimmelGerman
- ουράνια, παράδεισος, ουρανόςGreek
- ĉieloEsperanto
- cielo, paraíso, firmamentoSpanish
- taevas, paradiisEstonian
- بهشت, سپهر, گرزمان, مینو, آسمانPersian
- taivas, paratiisiFinnish
- paradis, ciel, au-delàFrench
- himelWestern Frisian
- neamhIrish
- nèamh, speurScottish Gaelic
- גן־עדן, פרדיסא, שָׁמַיִםHebrew
- स्वर्गHindi
- syèlHaitian Creole
- menny, ég, égbolt, mennybolt, mennyországHungarian
- դրախտ, երկինքArmenian
- celo, paradisoInterlingua
- langit, surgaIndonesian
- cieloIdo
- cielo, paradisoItalian
- גן העדןHebrew
- 天, 天国, 天堂, 空, 楽園Japanese
- ზეცა, სამოთხეGeorgian
- ಸ್ವರ್ಗKannada
- 하늘, 하늘나라, 천국Korean
- ئاسمان, بهههشتKurdish
- caelum, coelumLatin
- Paradäis, HimmelLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rojus, dangusLithuanian
- debesisLatvian
- rangiMāori
- loka, syurga, loga, kayangan, sorga, jannah, adan, jannatMalay
- hof van Eden, lucht, tuin der lusten, firmament, paradijs, hemel, uitspanselDutch
- sky, himmel, paradisNorwegian
- yáʼąąsh, wótʼááhNavajo, Navaho
- raj, nieboPolish
- هسك, جنتPashto, Pushto
- céu, ParaísoPortuguese
- cer, raiRomanian
- рай, не́бо, небеса́, небоRussian
- स्वर्गSanskrit
- ра̑ј, rȃj, не̏бо, nebesa, nȅboSerbo-Croatian
- neboSlovak
- nébes, nebesa, neboSlovene
- qiellAlbanian
- paradis, himmel, himmelrike, skySwedish
- mbinguSwahili
- சொர்க்கம்Tamil
- స్వర్గంTelugu
- ฟ้า, สวรรค์Thai
- langit, paraisoTagalog
- cennet, gökyüzüTurkish
- небоUkrainian
- آسمانUrdu
- trời, thiên đường, thiên đàngVietnamese
- הימלYiddish
- 天堂Chinese
- izuluZulu
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