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небеса — meaning in English

nebesa

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English meaning

  • heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
  • heavens intj An exclamation of surprise or exasperation.
  • 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.
  • welkin noun The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

Senses

небеса is used for these senses in English:

  • Paradise (religion) Heaven.
  • heaven The sky, specifically:
  • paradise (slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.
  • 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.
  • welkin (also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

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.

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