seventh heavenn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛvnθ ˈhɛvn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛvənθ ˈhɛvən/

Forms: see seventh adj. and heaven n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seventh adj., heaven n.

Etymology: < seventh adj. + heaven n. (compare heaven n. 5d). Compare post-classical Latin septimum caelum (4th cent.), Hellenistic Greek ἕβδομος οὐρανός (2nd cent.), post-biblical Hebrew hārāqīaʿ haššĕḇiʿi (used in the Midrash, e.g. at Psalm 68:5, to gloss ʿărāḇōṯ highest heaven). With the underlying concept of seven heavens compare also Arabic sabʿa samāwāt seven heavens (6th cent. in the Qur'an). Compare heaven of heavens n. at heaven n. Phrases 1. Compare also third heaven n. at third adj. and n. Additions.In Old English the first element is treated as a normal ordinal numeral inflected for case.

1. With the. Also with capital initials. The most exalted level of heaven, esp. the highest and most holy or blessed of the hierarchical series of heavens described in Jewish and Islamic theology (see heaven n. 5d).According to the Talmudic Hagigah 12b, the seventh heaven is the place where God dwells over the angels, the souls of the righteous, and the souls of those yet to be born.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > highest

seventh heavenOE

empyrealc1450

empyreum1565

empyrean1667

OE Homily (Corpus Cambr. 162) in K. G. Schaefer Five Old Eng. Homilies (Ph.D. diss., Columbia Univ.) (1972) 175 Þone seofoðan heofon he geworhte him sylfum on to sittenne. Þæt is þonne þære halgan þrynnysse heofon.

OE Homily: Sunnandæges Spell (Corpus Cambr. 419) in A. S. Napier Wulfstan (1883) 207 Crist sylf hine to ðan geeadmedde, þæt he wrat gewrit on ðam seofoðan heofone.

c1390 (a1325) Ipotis (Vernon) 82 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 342 Þe seuenþe heuene, seiþ þe storie, Is paradys aftur purgatorie.

1658 tr. J. Buxtorf Jewish Synagogue xv. 199 This same is to put them in remembrance of the seventh heaven [L. cœlos illos septem], into which the Lord ascended from mount Sinai.

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness v. ix. 156 In the seventh Heaven Mahomet seems to commend himself to Christ.

1712 tr. A. Reelant Life Mahomet 51 in Four Treat. Mahometans Mahomet ascended into the seventh Heaven, which was all made of Divine Light, and here he found Jesus Christ.

1789 H. Mustafa tr. Ghulam Husain Khan Sëir Mutaqharin I. 323 The screams..found their way as far as the cupola of the seventh Heaven.

1850 W. Irving Mahomet & his Successors I. xii. 112 We allude to the famous night journey to Jerusalem, and thence to the seventh heaven.

1909 S. Schechter Some Aspects Rabbinic Theol. ii. 28 Here is an instance of the economy of the seventh heaven which is Araboth.

1921 F. C. Conybeare Russ. Dissenters iii. i. 351 They are raised into the seventh heaven, are in paradise, they even see God and the angels face to face.

1999 C. Wise Yambo Ouologuem xiii. 180 Muslims have always emphasized oral recitation of the Qu'ran, evoking..the primordial Qu'ran in the Seventh Heaven.

2. figurative. A place or state of supreme bliss. Now chiefly in in seventh heaven: ecstatically happy. Formerly also with the. Cf. third heaven n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > supreme or heavenly happiness > [noun]

blissc1175

Edena1225

heaven bliss?c1225

joyc1275

blessedheada1300

blissfulheada1340

third heavenc1384

paradisec1395

benisona1400

blessednessa1400

heavena1413

jocundnessc1426

everlastingness1434

jocundityc1450

beatitudea1492

beatification1502

blessedfulness1526

beautitude1578

Elysiuma1616

suavitya1617

seventh heaven1786

heaven of heavens1885

1786 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 660 This information let our worthy author down to earth again, after his elevation, in his own reflections, to the seventh heaven.

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. ix. 181 She had been amazed, petrified, enchanted, carried to the seventh heaven by his eloquence.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. xiii. 304 He looked upon himself as approaching to the seventh heaven.

1883 ‘Rita’ After Long Grief xxii Lady Ramsey was in the seventh heaven of delight.

1892 L. Clifford Aunt Anne II. ii. 29 Florence was in a seventh heaven of happiness.

1928 A. Loos But Gentlemen marry Brunettes 173 When they got out, Charlie was in the seventh Heaven.

1956 J. Baldwin Giovanni's Room ii. v. 229 Guillaume is in seventh heaven and begins to prance around the room..deeply rejoicing.

1986 T. Yoseloff Man from Mercury 29 This was seventh heaven for Charles. His association with Mencken was something utterly unbelievable.

2004 Impact Aug. 30/2 Panty lovers will be in seventh heaven watching this show.

Derivatives

† seventh-heaven-arian n. humorous. Obsolete a person who is always extremely happy.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. iv. 104 What a blue stocking, pre-Raphaelite seventh-heaven-arian she would have been.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seventh heaven
释义	seventh heavenn. Brit. /ˌsɛvnθ ˈhɛvn/, U.S. /ˌsɛvənθ ˈhɛvən/ Forms: see seventh adj. and heaven n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seventh adj., heaven n. Etymology: < seventh adj. + heaven n. (compare heaven n. 5d). Compare post-classical Latin septimum caelum (4th cent.), Hellenistic Greek ἕβδομος οὐρανός (2nd cent.), post-biblical Hebrew hārāqīaʿ haššĕḇiʿi (used in the Midrash, e.g. at Psalm 68:5, to gloss ʿărāḇōṯ highest heaven). With the underlying concept of seven heavens compare also Arabic sabʿa samāwāt seven heavens (6th cent. in the Qur'an). Compare heaven of heavens n. at heaven n. Phrases 1. Compare also third heaven n. at third adj. and n. Additions.In Old English the first element is treated as a normal ordinal numeral inflected for case. 1. With the. Also with capital initials. The most exalted level of heaven, esp. the highest and most holy or blessed of the hierarchical series of heavens described in Jewish and Islamic theology (see heaven n. 5d).According to the Talmudic Hagigah 12b, the seventh heaven is the place where God dwells over the angels, the souls of the righteous, and the souls of those yet to be born. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > highest seventh heavenOE empyrealc1450 empyreum1565 empyrean1667 OE Homily (Corpus Cambr. 162) in K. G. Schaefer Five Old Eng. Homilies (Ph.D. diss., Columbia Univ.) (1972) 175 Þone seofoðan heofon he geworhte him sylfum on to sittenne. Þæt is þonne þære halgan þrynnysse heofon. OE Homily: Sunnandæges Spell (Corpus Cambr. 419) in A. S. Napier Wulfstan (1883) 207 Crist sylf hine to ðan geeadmedde, þæt he wrat gewrit on ðam seofoðan heofone. c1390 (a1325) Ipotis (Vernon) 82 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 342 Þe seuenþe heuene, seiþ þe storie, Is paradys aftur purgatorie. 1658 tr. J. Buxtorf Jewish Synagogue xv. 199 This same is to put them in remembrance of the seventh heaven [L. cœlos illos septem], into which the Lord ascended from mount Sinai. 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness v. ix. 156 In the seventh Heaven Mahomet seems to commend himself to Christ. 1712 tr. A. Reelant Life Mahomet 51 in Four Treat. Mahometans Mahomet ascended into the seventh Heaven, which was all made of Divine Light, and here he found Jesus Christ. 1789 H. Mustafa tr. Ghulam Husain Khan Sëir Mutaqharin I. 323 The screams..found their way as far as the cupola of the seventh Heaven. 1850 W. Irving Mahomet & his Successors I. xii. 112 We allude to the famous night journey to Jerusalem, and thence to the seventh heaven. 1909 S. Schechter Some Aspects Rabbinic Theol. ii. 28 Here is an instance of the economy of the seventh heaven which is Araboth. 1921 F. C. Conybeare Russ. Dissenters iii. i. 351 They are raised into the seventh heaven, are in paradise, they even see God and the angels face to face. 1999 C. Wise Yambo Ouologuem xiii. 180 Muslims have always emphasized oral recitation of the Qu'ran, evoking..the primordial Qu'ran in the Seventh Heaven. 2. figurative. A place or state of supreme bliss. Now chiefly in in seventh heaven: ecstatically happy. Formerly also with the. Cf. third heaven n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > supreme or heavenly happiness > [noun] blissc1175 Edena1225 heaven bliss?c1225 joyc1275 blessedheada1300 blissfulheada1340 third heavenc1384 paradisec1395 benisona1400 blessednessa1400 heavena1413 jocundnessc1426 everlastingness1434 jocundityc1450 beatitudea1492 beatification1502 blessedfulness1526 beautitude1578 Elysiuma1616 suavitya1617 seventh heaven1786 heaven of heavens1885 1786 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 660 This information let our worthy author down to earth again, after his elevation, in his own reflections, to the seventh heaven. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. ix. 181 She had been amazed, petrified, enchanted, carried to the seventh heaven by his eloquence. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. xiii. 304 He looked upon himself as approaching to the seventh heaven. 1883 ‘Rita’ After Long Grief xxii Lady Ramsey was in the seventh heaven of delight. 1892 L. Clifford Aunt Anne II. ii. 29 Florence was in a seventh heaven of happiness. 1928 A. Loos But Gentlemen marry Brunettes 173 When they got out, Charlie was in the seventh Heaven. 1956 J. Baldwin Giovanni's Room ii. v. 229 Guillaume is in seventh heaven and begins to prance around the room..deeply rejoicing. 1986 T. Yoseloff Man from Mercury 29 This was seventh heaven for Charles. His association with Mencken was something utterly unbelievable. 2004 Impact Aug. 30/2 Panty lovers will be in seventh heaven watching this show. Derivatives † seventh-heaven-arian n. humorous. Obsolete a person who is always extremely happy.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago II. iv. 104 What a blue stocking, pre-Raphaelite seventh-heaven-arian she would have been. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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