Heaven vs. Haven
Difference Between Heaven and Haven
Heavennoun
The sky, specifically:
Havennoun
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
Heavennoun
The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
Havennoun
(by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
Heavennoun
(obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.
Havennoun
(by extension) A peaceful place.
Heavennoun
(obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
Havenverb
To put into, or provide with a haven.
Heavennoun
(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
Havennoun
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Heavennoun
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
Havennoun
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Heavennoun
The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.
Heavennoun
Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.
Heavennoun
(religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:
Heavennoun
The afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death.
Heavennoun
The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.
Heavennoun
(by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.
Heavennoun
(by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.
Heavennoun
Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.
Heavenverb
(obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.
Heavenverb
(obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.
Heavenverb
(obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.
Heavennoun
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Heavennoun
the abode of God and the angels
