Found 4 items, similar to HEAVEN.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: heaven
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Definition: heaven
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: heaven
heaven
n 1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
eden,
paradise,
nirvana,
promised land,
Shangri-la]
2: the abode of God and the angels [ant:
Hell]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Heaven
Heaven
\Heav"en\ (h[e^]v"'n), n. [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS.
heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of
uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin,
Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E.
heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth.
gaham[=o]n to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and
perh. E. chemise.]
1. The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that
which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or
dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun,
moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in
this sense.
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I never saw the heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
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When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last
time the sun in heaven. --D. Webster.
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2. The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the
place or state of the blessed after death.
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Unto the God of love, high heaven's King. --Spenser.
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It is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell. --Shak.
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New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. --Keble.
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Note: In this general sense heaven and its corresponding
words in other languages have as various definite
interpretations as there are phases of religious
belief.
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3. The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the
blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as
in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves.
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Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear. --Shak.
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The will
And high permission of all-ruling Heaven. --Milton.
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4. Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect
felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a
heaven of delight.
“A heaven of beauty.” --Shak.
“The
brightest heaven of invention.” --Shak.
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O bed! bed! delicious bed!
That heaven upon earth to the weary head! --Hood.
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Note: Heaven is very often used, esp. with participles, in
forming compound words, most of which need no special
explanation; as, heaven-appeasing, heaven-aspiring,
heaven-begot, heaven-born, heaven-bred,
heaven-conducted, heaven-descended, heaven-directed,
heaven-exalted, heaven-given, heaven-guided,
heaven-inflicted, heaven-inspired, heaven-instructed,
heaven-kissing, heaven-loved, heaven-moving,
heaven-protected, heaven-taught, heaven-warring, and
the like.
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Heaven
\Heav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Heavened (h[e^]v"'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Heavening.]
To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.
[R.]
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We are happy as the bird whose nest
Is heavened in the hush of purple hills. --G. Massey.
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