heaven-wideadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛvnˌwʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛv(ə)nˌwaɪd/

Forms: see heaven n. and wide adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., wide adv.

Etymology: < heaven n. + wide adv.

†A. adv.

By the width of the heavens, by an immense distance. Chiefly figurative. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > with vast extent

abroadc1300

largelya1398

widely1579

spaciously1598

broadly1599

amply?1611

heaven-wide?1611

spacious1615

extensively1736

extendedly1806

worldwide1836

vastily1844

amplitudinously1921

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiii. 315 Hurl'd about, This way, and that..all heauen wide of his end.

1857–8 E. H. Sears Athanasia vii. 62 This principle clears the pneumatology of the Bible heaven-wide of the slough of naturalism.

1886 Old Test. Student 5 232 They are still heaven-wide apart, in their conception..of what a man needs.

B. adj.

As wide as the heavens; immensely wide. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of vast extent

broadOE

sideOE

wideOE

largec1230

spaciousa1382

unridea1425

amplea1492

well-spreadc1540

main1548

overreaching1579

widespread1582

spacious1587

wide-spreading1587

scopeful1598

vasty1598

scopious1599

vast1600

worldwide1602

spaceful1621

dimensious1632

voluminousa1661

extensive1706

sheety1748

sweeping1772

extended1779

expansive1806

wide-spreaded1820

heaven-wide1835

spanless1847

rangy1898

1835 G. Darley Nepenthe 53 In heaven-wide race they reel Light splintering from each glassy wheel.

1837 Biblical Repertory 9 21 The distance between such Protestantism and that of the American constitutions is heaven-wide.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Nov. 3/3 An appearance of heaven-wide difference of opinion.

1938 W. de la Mare Memory & Other Poems 53 The stars..fill her heaven-wide dark with radiancy.

1945 M. Zucker Philos. Amer. Hist. viii. 311 There was a heaven-wide distinction between the farmer..who owned his land and tilled it together with his family to get a living out of it, and the Southern land-owner with his multitude of slaves.

1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 56 Watching him smile at my morena face from the mirror, shaving cream-covered beard and eyes heaven-wide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heaven-wide
释义	heaven-wideadv.adj. Brit. /ˈhɛvnˌwʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈhɛv(ə)nˌwaɪd/ Forms: see heaven n. and wide adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., wide adv. Etymology: < heaven n. + wide adv. †A. adv. By the width of the heavens, by an immense distance. Chiefly figurative. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adverb] > with vast extent abroadc1300 largelya1398 widely1579 spaciously1598 broadly1599 amply?1611 heaven-wide?1611 spacious1615 extensively1736 extendedly1806 worldwide1836 vastily1844 amplitudinously1921 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiii. 315 Hurl'd about, This way, and that..all heauen wide of his end. 1857–8 E. H. Sears Athanasia vii. 62 This principle clears the pneumatology of the Bible heaven-wide of the slough of naturalism. 1886 Old Test. Student 5 232 They are still heaven-wide apart, in their conception..of what a man needs. B. adj. As wide as the heavens; immensely wide. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of vast extent broadOE sideOE wideOE largec1230 spaciousa1382 unridea1425 amplea1492 well-spreadc1540 main1548 overreaching1579 widespread1582 spacious1587 wide-spreading1587 scopeful1598 vasty1598 scopious1599 vast1600 worldwide1602 spaceful1621 dimensious1632 voluminousa1661 extensive1706 sheety1748 sweeping1772 extended1779 expansive1806 wide-spreaded1820 heaven-wide1835 spanless1847 rangy1898 1835 G. Darley Nepenthe 53 In heaven-wide race they reel Light splintering from each glassy wheel. 1837 Biblical Repertory 9 21 The distance between such Protestantism and that of the American constitutions is heaven-wide. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Nov. 3/3 An appearance of heaven-wide difference of opinion. 1938 W. de la Mare Memory & Other Poems 53 The stars..fill her heaven-wide dark with radiancy. 1945 M. Zucker Philos. Amer. Hist. viii. 311 There was a heaven-wide distinction between the farmer..who owned his land and tilled it together with his family to get a living out of it, and the Southern land-owner with his multitude of slaves. 1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 56 Watching him smile at my morena face from the mirror, shaving cream-covered beard and eyes heaven-wide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.?1611
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