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• Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• Heaven — may refer to the physical heavens, the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond.The term is used to refer to a plane of existence (sometimes held to exist in our own universe) in religions and spiritual philosophies, typically… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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.] [1913 Webster] We are happy as the bird whose nest Is heavened in the hush of purple hills. G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heaven —    Heaven and hell (NARAKA) have been known to Hinduism since ancient times. VEDIC Hinduism conceived of a realm beyond the sky called svar or svarga, a realm of immortality and happiness beyond this world. One reached it through proper… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• bliss — [n] ecstasy beatitude, blessedness, cool*, euphoria, felicity, gladness, gone*, happiness, heaven*, joy, paradise, rapture; concepts 32,230 Ant. grief, misery, sorrow, unhappiness, upset …   New thesaurus

• heaven — [n] place where God lives; wonderful feeling afterworld, Arcadia, atmosphere, azure*, beyond, bliss, Canaan, dreamland, ecstasy, Elysium, empyrean, enchantment, eternal home, eternal rest, eternity, fairyland*, felicity, firmament, glory, great… …   New thesaurus

• heaven — heavenless, adj. /hev euhn/, n. 1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life. 2. (cap.) Often, Heavens. the celestial powers; God. 3. a metonym …   Universalium

• heaven — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Abode of the blessed Nouns 1. heaven, above, empyrean; kingdom of heaven or God, Abraham s bosom; future state, eternal blessedness, eternity, everlasting bliss, eternal life or reward; Paradise, Eden,… …   English dictionary for students