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heaven-born

[ hev-uhn-bawrn ]

/ ˈhɛv ənˈbɔrn /

adjective

of or as of heavenly origin: the heaven-born gods.

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Origin of heaven-born

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby heaven-born

heave down, heave-ho, heave-ho, give the, heave into sight, heaven, heaven-born, heaven knows, heavenly, heavenly days, heaven-sent, heavenward

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Example sentences from the Web for heaven-born

First scholar and divine of his epoch, he was also the heaven-born dramatist of his century.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
Suddenly into his feverish brain there came a thought, heaven-born, inspiring.
The Pines of Lory|John Ames Mitchell
But no; he's convinced he's a heaven-born driver, and nobody can teach him anything; and all the rest follows.'
The Wind in the Willows|Kenneth Grahame
The insatiable and heaven-born love of all girls to be admired shot in flame through her.
Thorley Weir|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

I can tell you shes a heaven-born actress, and you know what sort of a wife she has been to you.
The Celebrity at Home|Violet Hunt

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