heaven

heaven: heaven [hev′ən]

n.

[ME heven < OE heofon < IE base * k̑em-, to cover (> LL camisia, shirt): akin to OHG himil and to OS hevan, ON, himinn (dat. hifne), with -fn, -v-n < -mn by dissimilation]

1. [usually pl.] the space surrounding or seeming to overarch the earth, in which the sun, moon, and stars appear; visible sky; firmament: in pl., used with the

2. [often H-] Theol.

a) a state or place of complete happiness or perfect rest, attained by the good after death; specif. esp., in Christian theology, the state or place of perfect union with God and so of eternal life and supreme happiness, attained by the elect after death

b) popularly the abode of God, his angels, and the blessed

c) those in heaven

d) the powers of heaven; also, God [Heaven help you!]

3.

a) any place of great beauty and pleasure

b) a state of great happiness: Often used in interjectional phrases of surprise, protest, etc. [ for heaven's sake! good heavens!]

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move heaven and earth

to do all that can be done; exert the utmost effort, influence, etc.

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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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heaven — ► NOUN 1) a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and of the good after death, often depicted as being above the sky. 2) (the heavens) literary the sky. 3) informal a place or state of supreme bliss. 4) (also… … English terms dictionary
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heaven — (n.) O.E. heofon home of God, earlier sky, firmament, probably from P.Gmc. *hibin , dissimilated from *himin (Cf. Low Ger. heben, O.N. himinn, Goth. himins, O.Fris. himul, Du. hemel, Ger. Himmel heaven, sky ), perhaps from PIE root *kem /*kam … Etymology dictionary
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