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heav⋅en⋅ly

[hev-uhn-lee]
–adjective
1. of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
2. of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc.
3. resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; beautiful: His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot.
4. divine or celestial: heavenly peace.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME hevenly, OE heofonlīc. See heaven, -ly


heav⋅en⋅li⋅ness, noun


4. supernal, sublime; seraphic, cherubic, angelic; blessed, beatific.


4. infernal, hellish.
heav·en·ly   (hěv'ən-lē)   
adj.  
  1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting.
  2. Of or relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun, the moon, and other heavenly bodies.
  3. Of or relating to the abode of God; divine.
heav'en·li·ness n.

Heavenly

Heav"en*ly\, a. [AS. heofonic.]

1. Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music.

As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. --1 Cor. xv. 48.

2. Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly. --Sir P. Sidney.

Heavenly

Heav"en*ly\, adv. 1. In a manner resembling that of heaven. "She was heavenly true." --Shak.

2. By the influence or agency of heaven.

Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. --Milton.
Language Translation for : heavenly
Spanish: divinodivino,
German: himmlisch,
Japanese: すばらしい
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