Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛvənz/
- plural form of heaven
heavens (uncountable)
- (often with 'the') The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
- circa 1594 William Shakespeare, The Comedie of Errors, I i 66:
- What obscured light the heauens did grant.
- 1625, Nathanæl Carpenter, Geography delineated forth in two bookes, I iv 77:
- The Heauens...are carried in 24 houres from East to West.
- 1981, E.R. Harrison, Cosmology, XII 250:
- In an infinite...universe the stars would collectively outshine the Sun and flood the heavens with light far more intense than is observed.
- circa 1594 William Shakespeare, The Comedie of Errors, I i 66:
- (religion) plural form of heaven: the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
- 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythology of the Hindus, XIII 220:
- Like the Buddhas, they
[ the Jains] believe that there is a plurality of heavens and hells.
- Like the Buddhas, they
- 1906 July 30, Washington Post, 12 4:
- Christ's coming from the heavens has entered into the life of humanity as the Founder of the world to come.
- 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythology of the Hindus, XIII 220:
- (rare) plural form of heaven: the near sky of the weather, etc.
- (rare) plural form of heaven the will of God or the gods, Providence.
- An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
- 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326 ↗:
- “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”
- (expression of surprise) seeSynonyms en
- (expression of various negative emotions) for crying out loud!, for Christ's sake!, for God's sake! for goodness' sake!, for pity's sake!, good grief!
- third-person singular form of heaven
Heavens
Proper noun
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