n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after death, often characterized as above the sky.
2 a place or state of supreme bliss.
3 colloq. something delightful.
4 (usu. Heaven) God, Providence (often, in sing. or pl. as an exclam. or mild oath: by Heaven).
5 (the heavens) esp. poet. the sky as the abode of the sun, moon, and stars and regarded from earth.
Phrases and idioms:
heaven-sent providential; wonderfully opportune. in seventh heaven in a state of ecstasy. move heaven and earth (foll. by to + infin.) make extraordinary efforts.
Derivatives:
heavenward adj. & adv. heavenwards adv.
Etymology: OE heofon