heaven
noun
Simple meaning
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hehvuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɛvən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
christianityusually capitalized
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
religion
The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially
religion
The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically
Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
“After a long week, relaxing by the lake felt like heaven.”
by extension
Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.
by extension
A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
Used this way, heaven is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use heaven
- “After a long hike, sitting by the cool lake felt like absolute heaven.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
In a way that relates to The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Natural objects visible in the sky.
Phrases used to refer to Heaven.
A member of the Taoist Trinity.
Food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus.
Deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers.
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
Related Words
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