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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
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 [ˈhɛvənli] adj (= divine) → divin(e) (= lovely) → merveilleux/euse heavenly body n → corps m céleste heaven-sent heaven sent [ˌhɛvənˈsɛnt] adj [opportunity] → providentiel(le) heavenly adj → himmlisch, Himmels-; heavenly body → Himmelskörper m; heavenly host → himmlische Heerscharen pl; heavenly peace → himmlischer Frieden How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I think I can still hear this learned and devout man--for his soul was filled with devotion to the dread Being that could hold a universe in subjection to His will--dwelling with delight on all the discoveries among the heavenly bodies, that the recent improvements in science and mechanics have enabled the astronomers to make. The sick and perishing--it was they who despised the body and the earth, and invented the heavenly world, and the redeeming blood-drops; but even those sweet and sad poisons they borrowed from the body and the earth! Gracious heavenly Father--that's the way the ministers say it in church, so I suppose it's all right in private prayer, isn't it? |
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