n. | 1. | The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; - often used in the plural in this sense. |
2. | The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death. | |
3. | The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; - used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.; | |
4. | Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; | |
v. t. | 1. | To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. |
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2. | Heaven - the abode of God and the angels Antonyms: infernal region, nether region, perdition, the pit, Inferno, Hell - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" |