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Etymology
ME. heven, from OE. heofon, possibly from Proto-Germanic *khiminaz, from PIE. base *kem-/*kam-, to cover

Pronunciation
enPR|h�v'�n, IPA|/�h�v�n/, SAMPA|/"hEv@n/
audio|en-us-heaven.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�v�n|-�v�n

Noun
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en-noun

1. often|in plural The sky.
2. context|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.

1. italbrac|used without the article A blissful place or experience.

#:Soaking in a warm bath after a long day at work is sheer heaven.

Synonyms
italbrac|sky: firmament, sky
italbrac|paradise: paradise
italbrac|blissful place or experience: delight, dream, paradise

Antonyms
italbrac|sky: firmament, sky
italbrac|paradise: hell
italbrac|blissful place or experience: horror, nightmare

Derived terms
for heaven's sake

heaven forbid!, heaven forfend
heavenise, heavenize
heaven knows
heavenly<!--whence "heavenly body", etc-->
<!--given at "heavens": *heavens above!-->
heaven-sent
heavenwards
hog heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
mana from heaven
seventh heaven
stink to high heaven

Translations
trans-top|sky
Arabic: ARchar|س�اء|س���اء unicode|(samá��) m and f, ARchar|س�ا�ات|س���ا��ات unicode|(samawá�t) p, ARchar|س��ات|س�����ات unicode|(samawá�t) p
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܫܡ�� (shmay�, shmayo) c p
:Hebrew: ש��� (shmay�, shmayo) c p
Chinese: 天空 (ti�nk�ng)
Dutch: hemel m
Estonian: taevas
Finnish: taivas
French: ciel m
German: Himmel m
Greek, Modern: ο��αν�� (uranós) m, ο��άνια (uránia) n|p
Hebrew: ש��� (šamayím) f
Hungarian: ég, mennyek
Interlingua: celo
Italian: cielo m
trans-mid
Japanese: 空 (��, sora), 天 (��, ten)
Korean: �� (haneul)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاس�ا�
Latin: caelum n
Latvian: debesis f|p
Lithuanian: dangus m
Manchu: abka
Polish: niebo n
Portuguese: céu m
Russian: небо (nébo) n, небо|небе�а (nebesá) p
Scottish Gaelic: speur m
Serbian: nebo n, nebesa n|p
Slovak: nebo n
Slovene: nebo n, nébes m (archaic)
Spanish: cielo m, firmamento m
Swedish: himmel#Swedish|himmel c, sky#Swedish|sky c
Turkish: gökyüzü
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trans-top|paradise
Arabic: ARchar|ج�ة|ج���ة� unicode|(jánna) f
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ܦܪ��ܣ� (pardays�, pardayso) m
:Hebrew: פר��ס� (pardays�, pardayso) m
Chinese: 天� (ti�ntáng)
Dutch: hemel m, paradijs n
Estonian: taevas, paradiis
French: ciel m, paradis m
Filipino: paraiso, langit
Finnish: taivas, paratiisi
German: Himmel m
Greek, Modern: �α�άδει�ο� (parádisos) m, ο��άνια (uránia) n|p
Hebrew: ��־ע�� (gan-éden) f
Hungarian: mennyország, paradicsom
Interlingua: celo, paradiso
Italian: cielo m, paradiso m
trans-mid
Japanese: 天� (����, tengoku), 天� (����, tendou), 楽� (����, rakuen)
Korean: �� (haneul), ���� (haneulnara)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب�����شت
Latin: caelum n
Latvian: debesis f|p
Lithuanian: dangus m, rojus m
Polish: niebo n, raj m
Portuguese: céu m, Paraíso m
Russian: небо|небе�а (nebesá) n|p
Scottish Gaelic: nèamh m
Scots: hieven
Serbian: raj f
Slovak: nebo n
Slovene: nebesa n|p
Spanish: cielo m, paraíso m
Swedish: himmel#Swedish|himmel c, paradis#Swedish|paradis n, himmelrike n
Telugu: స�వర��� (svargam)
Turkish: cennet
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trans-top|blissful place or experience
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ب�����شت
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