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单词 seventh heaven
释义

seventh heaven

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noun

(especially in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
a state of intense happiness; bliss: We were in seventh heaven in our new home.

Origin of seventh heaven

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby seventh heaven

Seventh Commandment, seventh cranial nerve, Seventh-Day, Seventh-Day Adventist, Seventh-Day Adventists, seventh heaven, seventh-inning stretch, seventieth, seventy, seventy-eight, seventy-eighth
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British Dictionary definitions for seventh heaven

seventh heaven

noun

the final state of eternal bliss, esp according to Talmudic and Muslim eschatology
a state of supreme happiness

Word Origin for seventh heaven

C19: so named from the belief that there are seven levels of heaven, the seventh and most exalted being the abode of God and the angels
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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