heaven
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
heavens
plural
heavens
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAVEN
1
[singular]
or
Heaven
:
the place where God lives and where good people go after they die according to some religions
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She prayed to God in Heaven.
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He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.
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Our baby is a gift from heaven.
2
[noncount]
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something that is very pleasant or good
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The week at the beach was (sheer/pure) heaven.
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(chiefly US) The cake tastes like heaven. [=it is delicious]
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Her voice sounded like heaven. [=it sounded very beautiful]
3
the heavens
:
the sky
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the brightest star in the heavens
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The heavens opened (up) [=it began to rain] and the game had to be stopped.
4
— used informally by itself and in phrases to make a statement or question more forceful or to express surprise, anger, etc.
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“Have you ever committed a crime?” “Heavens, no!”
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Good heavens! You startled me.
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Heaven's above, I haven't seen you in a while.
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My heavens, [=(more commonly) my goodness] you've grown!
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Who in heaven's name [=on earth, in God's name] could that be?
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Where in heaven's name have you been?
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For heaven's sake, turn down that music!
(a) heaven on earth
:
a very pleasant or enjoyable place or situation
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We spent our vacation in a real heaven on earth.
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The time we spent together was heaven on earth.
heaven forbid
heaven help someone
heaven knows
made in heaven
:
very good and successful
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Theirs was a marriage made in heaven.
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Our partnership is a match made in heaven.
move heaven and earth
thank heaven/heavens
to high heaven
informal
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very much, very badly, etc.
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The kids were laughing and screaming to high heaven. [=very loudly]
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This whole situation stinks to high heaven. [=it stinks; it is very bad or wrong]
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see also hog heaven, seventh heaven
