heavenlikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛvnlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈhɛv(ə)nˌlaɪk/

Forms: see heaven n. and -like suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heaven n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < heaven n. + -like suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier heavenly adj. With use as adverb compare earlier heavenly adv.

A. adj.

Befitting, resembling, or characteristic of heaven; heavenly, divine, blissful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of a heavenly nature

heavenlyOE

divinec1374

celestc1420

celestinec1430

supernal1483

celestial1484

celical1521

heavenlike1542

paradisiacal1660

celic1663

celestiousa1691

celestical1695

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 2 The better he is and the more heauenlyke.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark viii. (R.) Menne farre aboue the common sorte, or as you woulde saye, heauenlyke felowes.

1610 Histrio-mastix i. 176 The Harmonie of musick is so Heavenlike that I love it with my life.

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia i. 6 Of mortall birth, If such a heauenlike Paragon may be,Why doe ye not wound her?

1760 H. Lee Sophron (ed. 2) III. 857 O heaven-like unity!

1780 T. Bell Standard of Spirit iv. ii. 338 O what a heaven-like assembly!

1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. App. C p. xxx O how heaven-like it is to sit among brethren at the feet of a minister who speaks under the influence of Love!

1884 G. Barlow Poems Real & Ideal 44 The land was heavenlike: thou hast made it hell.

1928 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 22 Dec. 6/6 The congregation joined in the singing, 'Twas Heavenlike all around.

1964 Stud. Eng. Lit. 1500–1900 4 74 Milton describes his dazzling beauty which is not only heavenlike, but literally brings some of Heaven with him.

2005 M. Roach Spook xii. 285 Pure Land Buddhists..believe that by practicing certain..forms of meditation, it's possible to experience the same heavenlike locale that people report having experienced during brushes with death.

†B. adv.

In a heavenly manner; divinely, supremely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adverb]

heavenlyOE

ethereally1616

supernally1621

heavenlike1832

celestially1848

paradisiacally1881

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb]

sovereignlyc1340

excellentlyc1400

by (an, way of) excellencec1450

transcendingly1528

exquisitely1535

precellently?1567

divinely1582

par excellence1584

pre-eminently1590

superlatively1596

surpassing1598

by (way of) eminency1608

superexcellently1615

by (way of) eminence1621

transcendently1623

surpassingly1658

exquisitively1660

par eminence1823

heavenlike1832

transcendentally1870

1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 409/2 Where, in all England, could there have been found another soul so full of Pity, a hand so heavenlike bounteous as his?

1876 A. C. Swinburne Erechtheus 1590 Who behold Thee made so heavenlike happy?

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

单词	heavenlike
释义	heavenlikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛvnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈhɛv(ə)nˌlaɪk/ Forms: see heaven n. and -like suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heaven n., -like suffix. Etymology: < heaven n. + -like suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier heavenly adj. With use as adverb compare earlier heavenly adv. A. adj. Befitting, resembling, or characteristic of heaven; heavenly, divine, blissful. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of a heavenly nature heavenlyOE divinec1374 celestc1420 celestinec1430 supernal1483 celestial1484 celical1521 heavenlike1542 paradisiacal1660 celic1663 celestiousa1691 celestical1695 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 2 The better he is and the more heauenlyke. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark viii. (R.) Menne farre aboue the common sorte, or as you woulde saye, heauenlyke felowes. 1610 Histrio-mastix i. 176 The Harmonie of musick is so Heavenlike that I love it with my life. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia i. 6 Of mortall birth, If such a heauenlike Paragon may be,Why doe ye not wound her? 1760 H. Lee Sophron (ed. 2) III. 857 O heaven-like unity! 1780 T. Bell Standard of Spirit iv. ii. 338 O what a heaven-like assembly! 1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. App. C p. xxx O how heaven-like it is to sit among brethren at the feet of a minister who speaks under the influence of Love! 1884 G. Barlow Poems Real & Ideal 44 The land was heavenlike: thou hast made it hell. 1928 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 22 Dec. 6/6 The congregation joined in the singing, 'Twas Heavenlike all around. 1964 Stud. Eng. Lit. 1500–1900 4 74 Milton describes his dazzling beauty which is not only heavenlike, but literally brings some of Heaven with him. 2005 M. Roach Spook xii. 285 Pure Land Buddhists..believe that by practicing certain..forms of meditation, it's possible to experience the same heavenlike locale that people report having experienced during brushes with death. †B. adv. In a heavenly manner; divinely, supremely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adverb] heavenlyOE ethereally1616 supernally1621 heavenlike1832 celestially1848 paradisiacally1881 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb] sovereignlyc1340 excellentlyc1400 by (an, way of) excellencec1450 transcendingly1528 exquisitely1535 precellently?1567 divinely1582 par excellence1584 pre-eminently1590 superlatively1596 surpassing1598 by (way of) eminency1608 superexcellently1615 by (way of) eminence1621 transcendently1623 surpassingly1658 exquisitively1660 par eminence1823 heavenlike1832 transcendentally1870 1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 409/2 Where, in all England, could there have been found another soul so full of Pity, a hand so heavenlike bounteous as his? 1876 A. C. Swinburne Erechtheus 1590 Who behold Thee made so heavenlike happy? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1542
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