| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Heaven.[Websters]
2. To be canopied. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have skied or aired. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be blissed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have roofed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be vaulted or arched. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have blued. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be weathered or seasoned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have lorded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have fathered.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb heaven.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (heaven) | 1. To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: heavening, heavened, heavens, heavener, heaveners, heaveningly and heavenedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEAVENED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: heaven
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | HEAVEN, n. A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound your own. Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] hev'n. . | 2: [Noun] The region or expanse which surrounds the earth, and which appears above and around us, like an immense arch or vault, in which are seen the sun, moon and stars.. | 3: [Noun] Among christians, the part of space in which the omnipresent Jehovah is supposed to afford more sensible manifestations of his glory. Hence this is called the habitation of God, and is represented as the residence of angels and blessed spirits. Deut.26. The sanctified heart loves heaven for its purity, and God for his goodness.. | 4: [Noun] Among pagans, the residence of the celestial gods.. | 5: [Noun] The sky or air; the region of the atmosphere; or an elevated place; in a very indefinite sense. Thus we speak of a mountain reaching to heaven; the fowls of heaven; the clouds of heaven; hail or rain from heaven. Jer.9. Job.35. Their cities are walled to heaven. Deut.1.. | 6: [Noun] The Hebrews acknowledged three heavens; the air or aerial heavens; the firmament in which the stars are supposed to be placed; and the heaven of heavens, or third heaven, the residence of Jehovah.. | 7: [Noun] Modern philosophers divide the expanse above and around the earth into two parts,the atmosphere or aerial heaven, and the etherial heaven beyond the region of the air, in which there is supposed to be a thin, unresisting medium called ether.. | 8: [Noun] The Supreme Power; the Sovereign of heaven; god; as prophets sent by heaven. I have sinned against heaven. Luke 15. Shun the impious profaneness which scoffs at the institution of heaven.. | 9: [Noun] The pagan deities; celestials. And show the heavens more just.. | 10: [Noun] Elevation; sublimity. O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| 19th Century Satire | A good place to be raised to. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. | ||
| Bible | 1: There are four Hebrew words thus rendered in the Old Testament which we may briefly notice. 1. Raki’a, Authorized Version, firmament. See Firmament. 2. Shamayim. This is the word used in the expression "the heaven and the earth," or "the upper and lower regions." (Genesis 1:1) 3. Marom, used for heaven in (Psalms 18:16; Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 25:30). Properly speaking it means a mountain as in (Psalms 102:19; Ezekiel 17:23) 4. Shechakim, "expanses," with reference to the extent of heaven. (33:26; Job 35:5) St. Paul’s expression "third heaven," (2 Corinthians 12:2) had led to much conjecture. Grotius said that the Jews divided the heaven into three parts, viz., 5. The air or atmosphere, where clouds gather; 6. The firmament, in which the sun, moon and stars are fixed; 7. The upper heaven, the abode of God and his angels, the invisible realm of holiness and happiness the home of the children of God. (references) | 2: Heaven (1.) Definitions. The phrase "heaven and earth" is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament, as "fowls of the heaven" (Gen. 2:19; 7:3, 23; Ps. 8:8, etc.), "the eagles of heaven" (Lam. 4:19), etc. (b) The starry heavens (Deut. 17:3; Jer. 8:2; Matt. 24:29). (c) "The heaven of heavens," or "the third heaven" (Deut. 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; Ps. 115:16; 148:4; 2 Cor. 12:2). (2.) Meaning of words in the original, (a) The usual Hebrew word for "heavens" is _shamayim_, a plural form meaning "heights," "elevations" (Gen. 1:1; 2:1). (b) The Hebrew word _marom_ is also used (Ps. 68:18; 93:4; 102:19, etc.) as equivalent to _shamayim_, "high places," "heights." (c) Heb. galgal, literally a "wheel," is rendered "heaven" in Ps. 77:18 (R.V., "whirlwind"). (d) Heb. shahak, rendered "sky" (Deut. 33:26; Job 37:18; Ps. 18:11), plural "clouds" (Job 35:5; 36:28; Ps. 68:34, marg. "heavens"), means probably the firmament. (e) Heb. rakia is closely connected with (d), and is rendered "firmamentum" in the Vulgate, whence our "firmament" (Gen. 1:6; Deut. 33:26, etc.), regarded as a solid expanse. (3.) Metaphorical meaning of term. Isa. 14:13, 14; "doors of heaven" (Ps. 78:23); heaven "shut" (1 Kings 8:35); "opened" (Ezek. 1:1). (See 1 Chr. 21:16.) (4.) Spiritual meaning. The place of the everlasting blessedness of the righteous; the abode of departed spirits. (a) Christ calls it his "Father's house" (John 14:2). (b) It is called "paradise" (Luke 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4; Rev. 2:7). (c) "The heavenly Jerusalem" (Gal. 4: 26; Heb. 12:22; Rev. 3:12). (d) The "kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 25:1; James 2:5). (e) The "eternal kingdom" (2 Pet. 1:11). (f) The "eternal inheritance" (1 Pet. 1:4; Heb. 9:15). (g) The "better country" (Heb. 11:14, 16). (h) The blessed are said to "sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob," and to be "in Abraham's bosom" (Luke 16:22; Matt. 8:11); to "reign with Christ" (2 Tim. 2:12); and to enjoy "rest" (Heb. 4:10, 11). In heaven the blessedness of the righteous consists in the possession of "life everlasting," "an eternal weight of glory" (2 Cor. 4:17), an exemption from all sufferings for ever, a deliverance from all evils (2 Cor. 5:1, 2) and from the society of the wicked (2 Tim. 4:18), bliss without termination, the "fulness of joy" for ever (Luke 20:36; 2 Cor. 4:16, 18; 1 Pet. 1:4; 5:10; 1 John 3:2). The believer's heaven is not only a state of everlasting blessedness, but also a "place", a place "prepared" for them (John 14:2). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |
| Dream Interpretation | 1: If you ascend to heaven in a dream, you will fail to enjoy the distinction you have labored to gain,, and joy will end in sadness. 2: If young persons dream of climbing to heaven on a ladder, they will rise from a low estate to one of unusual prominence, but will fail to find contentment or much pleasure. 3: To dream of being in heaven and meeting Christ and friends, you will meet with many losses, but will reconcile yourself to them through your true understanding of human nature. 4: To dream of the Heavenly City, denotes a contented and spiritual nature, and trouble will do you small harm. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Health | Cocaine; heroin. (references) | ||
| Literature | 1: "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's." - Deut. x. 14. 2: "Sometimes she deemed that Mars had from 3: Above 4: Animals admitted into heaven. (See under Paradise.) 5: Heaven (Anglo-Saxon, heofon, from heofen, elevated, vaulted.) 6: HEAVEN (in modern phraseology) means: (1) a great but indefinite height, (2) the sky or the vault of the clouds, (3) the special abode of God, (4) the place of supreme felicity, (5) supposed residence of the celestial gods, etc. 7: Hoole: Orlando Furioso, book xiii. 8: Left his fifth heaven, the powers of men to 9: Loosely, the word is used in Scripture sometimes simply to express a great height. "The cities are walled up to heaven" (Deut. i. 28). So the builders on Shinar designed to raise a tower whose top should "reach unto heaven" (Gen. xi. 4). 10: Prove." 11: The fifth heaven is of purest gold, and here dwells the Avenging Angel, who presides over elemental fire. Here "the prophet" met Aaron. (See below. 12: The first heaven, says Mahomet, is of pure silver, and here the stars are hung out like lamps on golden chains. Each star has an angel for warder. In this heaven "the prophet" found Adam and Eve. 13: THE FIVE HEAVENS. (According to the Ptolemaic system.) (1) The planetary heaven; (2) the sphere of the fixed stars; (3) the crystalline, which vibrates; (4) the primum mobilë, which communicates motion to the lower spheres; (5) the empyrean or seat of deity and angels. (See above.) 14: The fourth heaven, he says, is of the finest silver. Here dwells the Angel of Tears, whose height is "500 days' journey," and he sheds ceaseless tears for the sins of man. 15: The heaven of heavens. A Hebrewism to express the highest of the heavens, the special residence of Jehovah. Similar superlatives are "the Lord of lords," "the God of gods," "the Song of songs." (Compare our Very very much, etc.) 16: THE NINE HEAVENS. The term heaven was used anciently to denote the orb or sphere in which a celestial body was supposed to move, hence the number of heavens varied. According to one system, the first heaven was that of the Moon, the second that of Venus, the third that of Mercury, the fourth that of the Sun, the fifth that of Mars, the sixth that of Jupiter, the seventh that of Saturn, the eighth that of the "fixt" or firmament, and the ninth that of the Crystalline. (See Nine Spheres.) 17: The second heaven, says Mahomet, is of polished steel and dazzling splendour. Here "the prophet" found Noah. 18: THE SEVEN HEAVENS. (According to the Mahometan system.) 19: The seventh heaven, says the same veritable authority, is formed of divine light beyond the power of tongue to describe. Each inhabitant is bigger than the whole earth, and has 70,000 heads, each head 70,000 mouths, each mouth 70,000 tongues, and each tongue speaks 70,000 languages, all for ever employed in chanting the praises of the Most High. Here he met Abraham. (See below). 20: The sixth heaven is composed of Hasala, a sort of carbuncle. Here dwells the Guardian Angel of heaven and earth, half-snow and half-fire. It was here that Mahomet saw Moses, who wept with envy. 21: The third heaven, says Mahomet, is studded with precious stones too brilliant for the eye of man. Here Azrael, the angel of death, is stationed, and is for ever writing in a large book or blotting words out. The former are the names of persons born, the latter those of the newly dead. (See below, Heaven of heavens.) 22: THE THREE HEAVENS. (According to the Jewish system.) The word heaven in the Bible denotes (1) the air, thus we read of "the fowls of heaven," "the dew of heaven," and "the clouds of heaven"; (2) the starry firmament, as, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Gen. i. 14); (3) the palace of Jehovah; thus we read that "heaven is My throne" (Isa. lxvi. 1, and Matt. v. 34). 23: To be in the seventh heaven. Supremely happy. The Cabbalists maintained that there are seven heavens, each rising in happiness above the other, the seventh being the abode of God and the highest class of angels. (See above. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | HEAVEN is the 37th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 14, 2005. On the first day, it placed #2, the second day it was at #3. Though, the rest of the week it climbed to #1 where it stayed. At weeks end, HEAVEN sold over 169,000 copies and came in at #1 on the Oricon charts. To date, HEAVEN has sold over 305,000 copies. It's the 23rd best-selling single of 2005, right behind Ayu's fairyland c/w alterna from August. Also, HEAVEN was the theme to the Japanese blockbuster film, Shinobi. All lyrics for HEAVEN, Will, & alterna were written by Hamasaki herself. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (often in plural) The sky. (references) | 2: [Noun] (theology) The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions. Mommy's gone to heaven to be with God. (references) | 3: [Noun] (used without the article) A blissful place or experience. Soaking in a warm bath after a long day at work is sheer heaven. (references) | 4: [Proper noun] A female given name of modern usage from the noun heaven. (references) |
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Common Expressions: heaven
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| A Ladder To Heaven | A Ladder To Heaven is episode 612 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired November 6, 2002. (references) | ||
| All under heaven | All under heaven (Chinese: 天下; pinyin: tiān xià ) is a concept in Chinese history. It was related to the Chinese conception of China as the Middle Kingdom, the center of the universe. In ancient Chinese political thought, the Chinese emperor would ideally rule all under heaven, that is, the entire world, which was possible because China was considered to be so vast that it encompassed all the world. The known kingdoms that lay outside of China were considered to be barbaric, and many of them paid tribute to the Chinese emperor and were under the suzerainty of the Chinese empire. (references) | ||
| Analogue heaven | Analogue Heaven is an listserve devoted to the discussion of analogue synthesizers, analogue synthesis, and vintage analogue components. (references) | ||
| Blades of Heaven | Blades of Heaven is the name of Indinera Falls' 4th RPG game, made with RPG Maker 2000. (references) | ||
| Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven | The [http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/westchester/gateofh/gateheaven.htmGate of Heaven Cemetery], approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York as a Roman Catholic burial site. Amongst its famous residents is baseball immortal Babe Ruth and his wife, Claire Ruth (1900-1976) whose grave has an inscription from Cardinal Spellman and is almost always adorned by a large number of baseballs, bats, and caps. (references) | ||
| Child of Heaven | The Child of Heaven is a fictional character in the video game Seven Samurai 20XX. She and her Jewel are the sources sources of power for the Steeple of light. She holds secret powers within her that she is able to concentrate through the artifact "the Sacred Jewel". (references) | ||
| Closer to Heaven | Closer to Heaven is a musical by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys. It premiered in 2001 at the Arts Theatre in London. It opened to mixed reviews when it opened in May 2001 and it ran until October 13. (references) | ||
| Digital Heaven | Digital Heaven Ltd is a cutting edge post-production facility and software development house based in London, UK. (references) | ||
| Everyday Heaven | Everyday Heaven (ISBN 1843102110) is Donna Williams' fourth autobiographical book, covering her life from where Like Colour to the Blind left off through to her return to Australia. (references) | ||
| Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath song) | Heaven and Hell was the title track to Black Sabbath's 9th studio album. It was written mainly by Tony Iommi, but is credited to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by newcomer Ronnie James Dio. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: heaven
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Animals admitted into Heaven | Literature | (The) They are ten: (1) Jonah's whale; (2) Solomon's ant; (3) the ram caught by Abraham and sacrificed instead of Isaac; (4) the cuckoo of Belkis; (5) the camel of the prophet Saleh; (6) Balaam's ass; (7) the ox of Moses; (8) the dog Kratim of the Seven Sleepers; (9) Mahomet's ass, called Al Borak; and (10) Noah's dove. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Blue heaven | Health | LSD. (references) | |
| Heaven & Hell | Health | PCP. (references) | |
| Heaven body | Geography | Any aggregation of matter constituting a unit for astronomical study. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Heaven dust | Health | Cocaine; heroin. (references) | |
| Host of heaven | Bible | Host of heaven The sun, moon, and stars are so designated (Gen. 2:1). When the Jews fell into idolatry they worshipped these (Deut. 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3,5; 23:5; Jer. 19:13; Zeph. 1:5; Acts 7:42). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |
| Images which fell from Heaven | Literature | 1: Diana of Ephesus (Acts xix. 35). The same is said of the image of Cybele (3 syl.), set up in the temple of Victory, at Rome. 2: To the misled and lonely traveller?" 3: With everlasting oil, to give due light 4: In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars, 5: (The). The moon. Milton calls the stars "lamps." 6: "Why shouldst thou ... 7: That Nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps 8: Comus, 200-204. 9: This does not mean that persons in heaven "marry and are given in marriage," but that the partners joined in marriage on earth were foreordained to be so united. As the French proverb more definitely expresses the idea, "Les mariages se font au ciel et se consomment sur la terre. " And again, "Les mariages sont écrits dans le ciel. " E. Hall (1499-1547) says, "Consider the old proverbe to be true that saieth: Marriage is destinie." Prov. xix. 14 says, "A prudent wife is from the Lord." 10: (The). The Atlas Mountains are so called by the natives. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Queen of Heaven | Bible | 1: Queen of heaven (Jeremiah 7:18; 45:17,18,19,25) is the moon Ashtaroth or Astarte to whom worshiped as Hebrew women offered cakes in the streets of Jerusalem. (references) | |
| 2: Queen of heaven (Jer. 7:18; 44:17, 25), the moon, worshipped by the Assyrians as the receptive power in nature. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |||
| Queen of Heaven | Literature | 1: With the ancient Phoenicians, was Astarte; Greeks, Hera; Romans, Juno; Trivia, Hecate, Diana, the Egyptian Isis, etc., were all so called; but with the Roman Catholics it is the Virgin Mary. 2: In Jeremiah vii. 18: "The children gather wood, ... and the women knead dough to make cakes to the queen of heaven," i.e. probably to the Moon, to which the Jews, at the time, made drink-offerings and presented cakes. (Compare chapter xliv. 16-18.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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