heavenly
heavenly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng. The love of heaven makes one heavenly. Sir P. Sidney.
- 2.In a manner resembling that of heaven. "She was heavenly true." Shak.
- 3.By the influence or agency of heaven. Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abode
- apotheosis
- beatific
- blessed
- bliss
- celestial
- darkness
- deification
- elysian
- eternal
- everlasting
- from
- future
- garden
- glory
- god
- great
- happy
- heaven
- high
- home
- hunting
- inheritance
- joy
- kingdom
- light
- nature
- paradise
- paradisiacal
- presence
- resurrection
- resuscitation
- reward
- slope
- state
- supernal
- that
- the
- third
- throne
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is heavenly.
- What is 2. Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng. The love of heaven makes one heavenly. Sir P. Sidney called?
- What is in a manner resembling that of heaven. "She was heavenly true." Shak called?
- What is by the influence or agency of heaven. Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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