heaven
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- noun
- /ˈhɛvən/
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paraíso
- The moment she walked into the bakery and smelled the fresh pastries, she felt like she was in heaven.
- made in heaven
- seem like heaven
You can't be sitting in heaven and talking about Hardee's.
- You can't be sitting in heaven and talking about Hardee's.
- For real though, this is just heaven on earth.
- And when you try those Peaches, it is like heaven has arrived in your mouth.
- They smell like heaven and that is gorgeous.
- For nobody can keep forever this heaven on loan.
- To see the world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower.
- It was hot as balls in the summer and heaven, absolute heaven on earth.
Examples
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I am in heaven, having a great time.
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Why, I must be in heaven!
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If there is a heaven, it is here right now.
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The whole first week was just heaven for me.
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This is a holiday in heaven.
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We had six months of heaven, and then the roof fell in.
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OK, you guys, I've seen what heaven looks like and it's an incredible thing.
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This place is a heaven compared to where you're going.
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Pinch me, I'm in heaven...
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Oh, I'm in heaven.
Synonyms
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A place or state of perfect happiness and peace
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A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
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A perfect, untouched garden in the Bible where the first humans lived and a way to say an unspoiled place
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An imagined place where everything is perfect in society and politics
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A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
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An imaginary perfect, peaceful place where people feel very happy and safe
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A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain
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A deep calm feeling like being in heaven
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A feeling of great happiness and joy
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A very beautiful place where people feel happy and peaceful
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A beautiful peaceful place on earth that seems perfect
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A place or state that has great happiness and peace
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A feeling of complete happiness and calm
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A holy place where people believe God and the blessed live after death
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A sacred, perfect place like Heaven where God lives, often in Christian writing
A perfect place or state of great happiness
A perfect, peaceful place often shown as a beautiful city in religious writing
A beautiful city in Heaven that good people go to after they die
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- Literature
A traditional Chinese idea that Heaven gives emperors the right to rule while they govern well
How Happy
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Etymology
Heaven is also used for a place or state of complete happiness and peace. People began to call beautiful or peaceful spots 'a little piece of heaven', so when we call something heaven we mean it gives full delight and rest.