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Meaning of HEAVEN / GOD FORFEND (THAT) ... in English

( humorous or old use ) (used to say that you are frightened of the idea of sth happening):

Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FORFEND — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. forbid , to ward off ; prevent , protect , preserve
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
GOD — I Deity or Supreme Being. Each of the major monotheistic world religions worships a Supreme Being, who is the sole …
Английский словарь Британика
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVEN — I. ˈhevən also -ev ə m or -eb ə m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English heven, hevene, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOD — I. ˈgäd sometimes ˈgȯd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOD — noun : the supreme or ultimate reality : the Deity variously conceived in theology, philosophy, and popular religion: as a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORFEND — (ˈ)fȯrˈfend, ˈfȯ(ə)ˈ- transitive verb also fore·fend (ˈ)fōrˈ-, -ȯrˈ-, -ōə-, -ȯ(ə)ˈ- Etymology: Middle English forfenden; from for- + fenden to fend …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORFEND — (v. t.) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Английский словарь Webster
FORFEND — ( v. t. ) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVEN — — heavenless , adj. /hev"euhn/ , n. 1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOD — /god/ , n. , v. , godded, godding , interj. n. 1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORFEND — /fawr fend"/ , v.t. 1. to defend, secure, or protect. 2. to fend off, avert, or prevent. 3. Archaic. forbid. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORFEND — v. defend, guard, protect; prevent, ward off
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORFEND — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic : forbid b. : to ward off : prevent 2. : protect …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVEN — vt to place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. 2. heaven ·noun the dwelling place of …
Webster English vocab
GOD — adj & ·noun good. 2. god ·vt to treat as a god; to idolize. 3. god ·noun figuratively applied to …
Webster English vocab
FORFEND — vt to prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Webster English vocab
FORFEND — [ fɔ:'fɛnd ] ■ verb 1》 archaic avert or prevent (something evil or unpleasant). 2》 US protect by precautionary measures. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOD — [god] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] (bef. 12c) 1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORFEND — [for.fend] vt (14c) 1 a archaic: forbid b: to ward off: prevent 2: protect, preserve
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Britannica English vocabulary
FORFEND — forfend BrE AmE fɔː ˈfend AmE \ fɔːr- ▷ forfend|ed ɪd əd ▷ forfend|ing ɪŋ ▷ forfend|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEAVEN — / ˈhevn; NAmE / noun 1. (also Heaven ) [ U ] (used without the ) ( in some religions …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOD — / gɒd; NAmE gɑːd/ noun 1. God [ sing. ] (not used with the ) ( in Christianity, Islam and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORFEND — / fɔːˈfend; NAmE fɔːr-/ verb [ vn ] 1. (also fore·fend ) ( NAmE ) to prevent sth 2. ( …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVEN — heav ‧ en S3 W3 /ˈhev ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: heofon ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOD — God BrE AmE 1 . the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOD — god S1 W1 /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . God the spirit or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVEN — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORFEND — v.tr. 1 US protect by precautions. 2 archaic avert; keep off.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVEN — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORFEND — v.tr. 1 US protect by precautions. 2 archaic avert; keep off.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVEN — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after …
Oxford English vocab
GOD — n.1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; a …
Oxford English vocab
FORFEND — v.tr. 1. US protect by precautions. 2 archaic avert; keep off.
Oxford English vocab
HEAVEN — ( heavens) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, heaven …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOD — ( gods) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVEN — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GOD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is given …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES God squad God's mercy ▪ Will we still receive God's mercy if we refuse to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEAVEN — [noun] [U] - in some religions, the place, sometimes imagined to be in the sky, where God or the gods …
Cambridge English vocab
GOD — (SPIRIT), female also goddess [noun] [C] - a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or …
Cambridge English vocab
GOD — (MAKER) [noun] [U not after the] - (in esp. Christian, Jewish and Muslim belief) the being which made the universe, …
Cambridge English vocab
HEAVEN — n. Heaven's Gate kingdom of heaven Temple of Heaven tree of heaven
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOD — n. Party of God Assemblies of God god and goddess kingdom of God work of God Peace of God Truce …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HEAVEN — Synonyms and related words : Agapemone, Arcadia, Avalon, Big Rock-Candy Mountain, Caelus, Canaan, Civitas Dei, Cloudcuckooland, Cockaigne, Eden, Eldorado, Erewhon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FORFEND — v. Function: verb Synonyms: PREVENT 2, avert, deter, forestall, obviate, preclude, rule out, stave off, ward
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORFEND — verb Synonyms: prevent 2, avert, deter, forestall, obviate, preclude, rule out, stave off, ward
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOD — (also God ) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pagan ▪ Christian , Greek , Roman , etc. ▪ the Jewish God ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVEN — n. 1 paradise, bliss, hereafter, nirvana, Abraham's bosom, Elysian Fields or Elysium, Valhalla, Zion, happy hunting-grounds, Avalon, Isles of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEAVEN — There are four Hebrew words thus rendered in the Old Testament which we may briefly notice. â Raki'a, Authorized Version, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GOD — (good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being-ELOHIM, commonly translated God in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HEAVEN — сущ. небеса, небо in heaven ≈ на небе to move heaven and earth ≈ сделать все возможное, "землю грызть" heaven …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOD — 1. сущ. 1) бог, божество (в общем смысле) gods of Sun ≈ боги Солнца the god of love, the blind …
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