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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations

[ English

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[ Etymology

Middle English heven, from Old English heofon, possibly from Proto-Germanic *khiminaz, from Proto-Indo-European base *kem-/*kam-, to cover

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: hĕv'ən, IPA: /ˈhɛvən/, SAMPA: /"hEv@n/
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• Rhymes: -ɛvən

[ Noun

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heaven (plural heavens)

1. (often in plural) The sky.
2. (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.

3. (used without thee article) A blissful place or experience.

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

[ Synonyms

• (sky): firmament, sky
• (paradise): paradise
• (blissful place or experience): delight, dream, paradise

[ Antonyms

• (paradise): hell
• (blissful place or experience): horror, nightmare

[ Derived terms

• for heaven's sake
• heaven forbid!, heaven forfend
• heavenise, heavenize
• heaven knows
• heavenly
• heaven-sent
• heavenwards
• hog heaven
• Kingdom of Heaven
• mana from heaven
• seventh heaven
• stink to high heaven

[ Translations

sky

Arabic: سَمَاء (samáː’) m. and f., سَمَاوَات (samawáːt) pl., سَمَوَات (samawáːt) pl. Aramaic: Syriac: ܫܡܝܐ (shmayā, shmayo) c. pl. Hebrew: שמיא (shmayā, shmayo) c. pl. Chinese: 天空 (tiānkōng) Dutch: hemel m. Estonian: taevas Finnish: taivas French: ciel m. German: Himmel m. Greek, Modern: ουρανός (uranós) m., ουράνια (uránia) n. pl. Hebrew: שמים (šamayím) f. Hungarian: ég, mennyek Interlingua: celo Italian: cielo m. Japanese: 空 (そら, sora), 天 (てん, ten)

Korean: 하늘 (haneul) Kurdish: ئاسمان Latin: caelum n. Latvian: debesis f. pl. Lithuanian: dangus m. Manchu: abka Polish: niebo n. Portuguese: céu m. Russian: небо (nébo) n., небеса (nebesá) pl. Scottish Gaelic: speur m. Serbian: nebo n., nebesa n. pl. Slovak: nebo n. Slovene: nebo n., nébes m. (archaic) Spanish: cielo m., firmamento m. Swedish: himmel c., sky c. Turkish: gökyüzü

paradise

Arabic: جَنّةٌ (jánna) f. Aramaic: Syriac: ܦܪܕܝܣܐ (pardaysā, pardayso) m. Hebrew: פרדיסא (pardaysā, pardayso) m. Chinese: 天堂 (tiāntáng) Dutch: hemel m., paradijs n. Estonian: taevas, paradiis Filipino: paraiso, langit Finnish: taivas, paratiisi French: ciel m., paradis m. German: Himmel m. Greek, Modern: παράδεισος (parádisos) m., ουράνια (uránia) n. pl. Hebrew: גן־עדן (gan-éden) f. Hungarian: mennyország, paradicsom Interlingua: celo, paradiso Italian: cielo m., paradiso m. Japanese: 天国 (てんごく, tengoku), 天堂 (てんどう, tendou), 楽園 (らくえん, rakuen)

Korean: 하늘 (haneul), 하늘나라 (haneulnara) Kurdish: به‌هه‌شت Latin: caelum n. Latvian: debesis f. pl. Lithuanian: dangus m., rojus m. Polish: niebo n., raj m. Portuguese: céu m., Paraíso m. Russian: небеса (nebesá) n. pl. Scots: hieven Scottish Gaelic: nèamh m. Serbian: raj f. Slovak: nebo n. Slovene: nebesa n. pl. Spanish: cielo m., paraíso m. Swedish: himmel c., paradis n., himmelrike n. Telugu: స్వర్గం (svargam) Turkish: cennet

blissful place or experience

Kurdish: به‌هه‌شت