Heaven vs. Heavens
Difference Between Heaven and Heavens
Heavennoun
The sky, specifically:
Heavensnoun
(often with 'the') The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
1930 March, Nature, 179 2:Heavennoun
The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
Heavensnoun
(religion) heaven: the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
Heavennoun
(obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.
Heavensnoun
(rare) heaven: the near sky of the weather, etc.
Heavennoun
(obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
Heavensnoun
(rare) heaven the will of God or the gods, Providence.
Heavennoun
(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
Heavensinterjection
An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
Heavennoun
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
Heavensnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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
