noun
heaven
HEH-vuhn
noun
1
In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
"She believed her grandmother was watching over her from heaven."
2
A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
"Lying on the beach with nothing to do felt like heaven."
3
(Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.
"The heavens opened just as we stepped outside."
How to Use Heaven
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe religious afterlife of eternal happiness, or more loosely, any wonderful experience or place.
Common pairings
go to heaven
heaven on earth
the heavens opened
thank heaven
Word Forms
heavened past tense, heavens plural, heavens singular
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Etymology
From Old English heofon, an ancient Germanic word originally meaning "sky," which came to also mean the divine dwelling place above it.