3. The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; — used variously in this
sense, as in No. 2.
Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear.
Shak.
The will
And high permission of all-ruling Heaven.
Milton. 4. Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as,
a heaven of delight. "A heaven of beauty." Shak. "The brightest heaven of invention." Shak.
O bed! bed! delicious bed!
That heaven upon earth to the weary head!
Hood. Heaven is very often used, esp. with participles, in forming compound words, most of which need no
special explanation; as, heaven-appeasing, heaven-aspiring, heaven- begot, heaven-born, heaven-
bred, heaven- conducted, heaven-descended, heaven-directed, heaven-exalted, heaven-given, heaven-
guided, heaven-inflicted, heaven-inspired, heaven- instructed, heaven-kissing, heaven-loved, heaven-
moving, heaven-protected, heaven-taught, heaven-warring, and the like.
Heaven
(Heav"en), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heavened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Heavening.] To place in happiness
or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. [R.]
We are happy as the bird whose nest
Is heavened in the hush of purple hills.
G. Massey. Heavenize
(Heav"en*ize) v. t. To render like heaven or fit for heaven. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Heavenliness
(Heav"en*li*ness) n. [From Heavenly.] The state or quality of being heavenly. Sir J.
Davies.
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. Heavenly-minded
(Heav"en*ly-mind`ed) a. Having the thoughts and affections placed on, or suitable for,
heaven and heavenly objects; devout; godly; pious. Milner. — Heav"en*ly-mind`ed*ness, n.
Heavenward
(Heav"en*ward) a & adv. Toward heaven.
Heave offering
(Heave" of`fer*ing) (Jewish Antiq.) An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before
the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See Wave offering. Ex. xxix. 27.
Heaver
(Heav"er) n.
