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Heavenly
Definitions
- 1 Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of heavenly. alt-of
"Nothing stands between you and her, except God of course and a Heavenly host with flaming swords."
- 3 Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- 4 Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
"1817, Charles Phillips (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O′Mullan v. M′Korkill, The Speeches of Charles Phillips, page 131, No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education."
- 5 Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable. figuratively
"Oh, please continue giving me a massage—it's absolutely heavenly."
- 1 of or belonging to heaven or god wordnet
- 2 relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven wordnet
- 3 of or relating to the sky wordnet
- 1 In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
"by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages."
- 2 To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
"Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious."
- 1 A female given name.
Etymology
From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial; chaste”); equivalent to heaven + -ly.
From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial; chaste”); equivalent to heaven + -ly.
See heavenly. Equivalent to Heaven + -ly.
See heavenly. Equivalent to Heaven + -ly.
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