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seventh heaven

–noun
1. (esp. in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
2. a state of intense happiness; bliss: We were in seventh heaven in our new home.

Origin:
1810–20
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seventh heaven  
n.  
  1. A state of great joy and satisfaction.

  2. The farthest of the concentric spheres containing the stars and constituting the dwelling place of God and the angels in the Muslim and kabbalist systems.

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