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heaven-born

[ hev-uhn-bawrn ]

adjective

  1. of or as of heavenly origin:

    the heaven-born gods.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of heaven-born1

First recorded in 1585–95

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Example Sentences

Hale's face was radiant with the heaven-born idea that lighted it, and he seemed hardly to notice the change she had made.

It seemed so poor an expression of the glowing heart, the heaven-born soul.

Those bright seraphic eyes lighted with heaven-born love, have turned from celestial light to mark my gloomy wanderings.

Dost thou longFor some rich heart, as deep in love as weakness,Whose wild simplicity sweet heaven-born instinctsAlone keep sane?

But no; he's convinced he's a heaven-born driver, and nobody can teach him anything; and all the rest follows.'

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