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heavenly
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heav·en·ly  (hvn-l)
adj.
1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting.
2. Of or relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun, the moon, and other heavenly bodies.
3. Of or relating to the abode of God; divine.

heaven·li·ness n.

heavenly [ˈhɛvənlɪ]
adj
1. Informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
2. (Astronomy) of or occurring in space a heavenly body
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) divine; holy
heavenliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.heavenly - relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
2.heavenly - of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
3.heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
supernal - being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men"
immortal - not subject to death
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"

heavenly
adjective
1. celestial, holy, divine, blessed, blest, immortal, supernatural, angelic, extraterrestrial, superhuman, godlike, beatific, cherubic, seraphic, supernal (literary), empyrean (poetic), paradisaical heavenly beings whose function it is to serve God
celestial worldly, human, earthly, secular
2. (Informal) wonderful, lovely, delightful, beautiful, entrancing, divine (informal), glorious, exquisite, sublime, alluring, blissful, ravishing, rapturous The idea of spending two weeks with him seems heavenly.
wonderful bad, terrible, awful, depressing, appalling, dull, horrible, grim, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, gloomy, rotten (informal), dire, dreary, vile, lousy (slang), horrid, abysmal, frightful, disagreeable, abominable, hellacious (U.S. slang)
Translations
heavenly [ˈhevnlɪ]
A. ADJ
1. (Rel) → celestial
Heavenly FatherPadre m celestial
2. (= lovely) → divino
B. CPD heavenly body N (Astron) → cuerpo m celeste
heavenly [ˈhɛvənli] adj
(= divine) → divin(e)
(= lovely) → merveilleux/euse
heavenly body ncorps m céleste
heaven-sent heaven sent [ˌhɛvənˈsɛnt] adj [opportunity] → providentiel(le)
heavenly
adj
himmlisch, Himmels-; heavenly bodyHimmelskörper m; heavenly hosthimmlische Heerscharen pl; heavenly peacehimmlischer Frieden
(inf: = delightful) → himmlisch, traumhaft
heavenly [ˈhɛvnlɪ] adj (Rel) → celeste, divino/a (fam) (delightful) → divino/a
heavenly kingdom → regno dei cieli


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