heavennoun
uk/ˈhev.ən/us/ˈhev.ən/B2 [ U ] in some religions, the place, sometimes imagined to be in the sky, where God or the gods live and where good people are believed to go after they die, so that they can enjoy perfect happiness
B2 [ U ] informal a situation that gives you great pleasure:
I just lay in the sun for a week and did nothing - it was heaven.
the heavens [ plural ]
the sky:
We stared up at the heavens trying to see the comet.
More examples
- Beethoven's dying words are said to have been "I shall hear in heaven".
- Theirs is a match made in heaven.
- Our Father, who art in heaven...
- He'll move heaven and earth to get it done on time.
- Since they got married, they've been in seventh heaven.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Religious concepts: Heaven
- heavenly
- high
- on high idiom
- paradise
- perdition
- purgatory
- the pearly gates
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Pleasure and happiness
The Earth & outer space - general words
Idiom(s)
heavens (above)!
the heavens open