a place or state of communion with God after death
Compare hell
2. (usually plural)
the sky, firmament, or space surrounding the earth
3.
(in any of various mythologies) a place, such as Elysium or Valhalla, to which those who have died in the gods' favour are brought to dwell in happiness
4.
a place or state of joy and happiness
5. (singular; orplural; sometimes capital)
God or the gods, used in exclamatory phrases of surprise, exasperation, etc