heavenly
Americanadjective
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of or in the heavens.
the heavenly bodies.
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of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc.
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resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; beautiful.
His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot.
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divine or celestial.
heavenly peace.
adjective
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informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
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of or occurring in space
a heavenly body
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divine; holy
Other Word Forms
- heavenliness noun
- unheavenly adjective
Etymology
Origin of heavenly
before 1000; Middle English hevenly, Old English heofonlīc. See heaven, -ly
Example Sentences
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There is something elementally heavenly about the smell of alliums cooking in butter.
From Salon
The pre-Revolutionary era aligned with advances in knowledge of the heavenly bodies, sparked by telescopes and a firmament not-yet-obstructed by skyscrapers and pollution.
Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.
She’s support-staffed enough of other people’s stories these last few years; somebody please give this world-class actor her own heavenly leading role.
From Los Angeles Times
So each day we face the heavenly orb in the sky and pray, asking Ra to continue giving us the gift of life on earth.
From Literature
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