/ ˈhevn; NAmE / noun
1.
(also Heaven ) [ U ] (used without the ) ( in some religions ) the place believed to be the home of God where good people go when they die :
the kingdom of heaven
I feel like I've died and gone to heaven.
2.
[ U , C ] ( informal ) a place or situation in which you are very happy :
This isn't exactly my idea of heaven!
It was heaven being away from the office for a week.
The island is truly a heaven on earth .
3.
the heavens [ pl. ] ( literary ) the sky :
Four tall trees stretched up to the heavens.
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IDIOMS
- (Good) Heavens! | Heavens above!
- the heavens opened
- made in heaven
—more at forbid , god , help verb , high adjective , know verb , move verb , name noun , seventh , thank
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English heofon , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hemel and German Himmel .