heavenly
pronunciation
How to pronounce heavenly in British English:
UK [ˈhevnli]
How to pronounce heavenly in American English:
US [ˈhɛvənli]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
- of or relating to the sky
- of or belonging to heaven or god
Word Origin
- heavenly (adj.)
- Old English heofonlic "celestial; chaste;" see heaven + -ly (1). Meaning "beautiful, divinely lovely" is late 14c., often (though not originally) with reference to the celestial "music of the spheres;" weakened sense of "excellent, enjoyable" is first recorded 1874. The heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness.
Example
- 1. These heavenly islands send a siren call across the pacific ocean to visitors around the world .
- 2. Walk the cobbled streets and a stream of palaces , churches , turrets and spires directs your eyes to heavenly architecture .
- 3. The fact that I had been blessed was a sign , I was assured : I was now in god 's hands and would have a heavenly holiday which indeed I did .
- 4. Even for a skeptical man like my father , who had little faith in governments , the story was seductive : a tale that began with heavenly prisons and ended with a pre-made family living in a home in london .
- 5. Did you know that your heavenly father wants you to come home this christmas ?