Meaning of the word heavens in English

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heavens

US /ˈhev·ənz/

Noun

a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky.

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those who practiced good deeds would receive the reward of a place in heaven

Synonym:

paradise nirvana the promised land Zion the next world happy hunting ground the Elysian Fields

Synonym:

hell purgatory

the sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated.

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Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens

Synonym:

the blue the ether

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