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:
before 1000; Middle English hevenly, Old English heofonlīc. See heaven, -ly

heav·en·li·ness, noun
un·heav·en·ly, adjective


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


4. infernal, hellish.
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heavenly (ˈhɛvənlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
2.  of or occurring in space: a heavenly body
3.  divine; holy
 
'heavenliness
 
n

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Example sentences
Whereas the energy that comes from above seems to have more heavenly
  characteristics.
Above the heavenly vault was more water, and the dwelling places of the gods
  were located about that water.
Roll down your car window to catch the heavenly fragrance of sweet peas.
The pastries were made in spirals as a symbol of approaching heaven, and they
  are indeed heavenly.
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