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- [hev-uh n]
- /ˈhɛv ən/
- /ˈhevn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hev-uh n]
- /ˈhɛv ən/
Definitions of heaven word
- noun heaven 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. 1
- noun heaven (initial capital letter). Often, Heavens. the celestial powers; God. 1
- noun heaven a metonym for God: May heaven help us! 1
- noun heaven heavens, (used with a singular verb) a wooden roof or canopy over the outer stage of an Elizabethan theater. 1
- noun heaven Usually, heavens. the sky, firmament, or expanse of space surrounding the earth. 1
- noun heaven a place or state of supreme happiness: She made his life a heaven on earth. 1
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Origin of heaven
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heven, Old English heofon; cognate with Middle Low German heven; akin to Old Norse himinn, Gothic himins, German Himmel
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Parts of speech for Heaven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heaven popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heaven usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heaven
noun heaven
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- promised land — Heaven.
- immortality — immortal condition or quality; unending life.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- kingdom — a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
Antonyms for heaven
noun heaven
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
Top questions with heaven
- o father who art in heaven?
- how old is heaven king?
- knowing what i know about heaven?
- our father who art in heaven?
- heaven knows what?
- what does heaven look like?
- what is heaven like?
- how far is heaven?
- where is heaven?
- what does it look like in heaven?
- when we all get to heaven lyrics?
- when we all get to heaven?
- what is the mandate of heaven?
- our father who art in heaven prayer?
- what is heaven?
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