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Definition of Heavenly
1. Adjective. Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven. "Heavenly hosts"
2. Adjective. Of or relating to the sky. "A heavenly body"
3. Adjective. Of or belonging to heaven or god.
Also: Supernal, Immortal, Sacred
Antonyms: Earthly
Definition of Heavenly
1. a. Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music.
2. adv. In a manner resembling that of heaven.
Definition of Heavenly
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the heavens or sky, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets and stars. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine. ¹
4. Adjective. Generally amazing or lovely; sublime. ¹
5. Adverb. In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heavenly
1. full of beauty and peace [adj -LIER, -LIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heavenly
Literary usage of Heavenly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"COME, HOLY SPIRIT, heavenly DOVE COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy
quickening powers: Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"and the heavenly feast ... blessings transcends ethical duty, and the spiritual
state of the Christian is considered the beginning of heavenly perfection. ..."
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