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hemel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  • paradise noun A place or state of perfect happiness, often associated with heaven or the Garden of Eden.
  • sky noun The space above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.

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

  1. noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  2. noun A state or place of great happiness; paradise.
  3. noun (Often plural, "the heavens") The sky.

paradise — full definition

  1. noun A place or state of perfect happiness, often associated with heaven or the Garden of Eden.
  2. noun Any place that feels ideal or blissful, especially for a particular kind of person or activity.

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