seventh heaven

seventh heaven
noun
a state of extreme happiness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑walk on air (for: ↑walking on air), ↑blissful (for: ↑blissfulness)
• Hypernyms: ↑elation
• Hyponyms: ↑ecstasy, ↑rapture

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noun
1. : the last and highest of the abodes of bliss of the Muslim and of the cabalist systems : the abiding place of supreme rapture
2. : heaven 4a

when I was a kid — it was seventh heaven to have my feet wet — Audrey Barker

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1. (esp. in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
2. a state of intense happiness; bliss: We were in seventh heaven in our new home.
[1810-20]

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seventh heaven see under ↑heaven
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Main Entry: ↑seven

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seventh heaven UK US noun

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seventh heaven,
1. the highest place or condition of joy and happiness: »

“What a surprise they'll have in the morning when they see Cousin Augie!…Anna will be in seventh heaven” (Saul Bellow).

2. the highest part of heaven.

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noun [singular]
informal : a state of extreme happiness and joy

When I told her she was going to be a grandmother, she was in seventh heaven. [=she was very happy]


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