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heaven
has definitions from the field of Christianity
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[ noun ] (Christianity) the abode of God and the angels and the souls of those who have gained salvation
Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)His being and His will - Stevie could not divide God from his Papa - illumined every parish face , turned the choir into a band of angels , and the pulpit into the tollgate to Heaven . (Francis Pollini, Night....)Oh , sweet land of heaven , haint there just nothin like sweet nigger pussy ! (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Fosterite bishops , after secret conclave , announced the Church 's second Major_Miracle : Supreme_Bishop_Digby had been translated bodily to Heaven and spot-promoted to Archangel , ranking with-but-after Archangel_Foster . Related terms Hell imaginary_place Celestial_City Elysium Promised_Land Eden Abraham's_bosom |
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[ noun ] any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Synonyms Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)No_doubt John_Hancock would do well now ; war was a smugglers ' heaven . Related terms |
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