[ˈhɛvn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky
(e.g: those who practised good deeds would receive the reward of a place in heaven)

- the sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated
(e.g: Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens)

- a place, state, or experience of supreme bliss
(e.g: lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven)


Phrases:
- a match made in heaven
- in seventh heaven
- move heaven and earth to do something
- stink to high heaven
- the heavens open

Origin:
Old English heofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hemel and German Himmel