hemel — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
hemel is used for these senses in English:
- heaven The sky, specifically:
- paradise (slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.
- sky The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- sky With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- sky (chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
heaven — full definition
- noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
- noun A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
- noun (Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.
paradise — full definition
- noun A place or state of perfect happiness, often associated with heaven or the Garden of Eden.
- noun Any place that feels ideal or blissful, especially for a particular kind of person or activity.