Heaven vs. Sky

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Heavennoun

The sky, specifically:

Heavennoun

The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.

Heavennoun

(obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.

Heavennoun

(obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.

Heavennoun

(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:

Heavennoun

The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.

Heavennoun

The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.

Heavennoun

Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

Heavennoun

(religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:

Heavennoun

The afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death.

Heavennoun

The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.

Heavennoun

(by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.

Heavennoun

(by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.

Heavennoun

Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.

Heavenverb

(obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.

Heavenverb

(obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.

Heavenverb

(obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.

Heavennoun

The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; - often used in the plural in this sense.

Heavennoun

The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death.

Heavennoun

The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; - used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves.

Heavennoun

Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight.

Heavenverb

To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.

Heavennoun

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

Heavennoun

the abode of God and the angels

Heaven

Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as gods, angels, spirits, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to Earth or incarnate and earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven alive.

Skynoun

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.

Skynoun

The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.

Skynoun

Heaven.

Skynoun

ellipsis of sky blue

Skynoun

In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen.

Skynoun

(obsolete) A cloud.

Skyverb

(sports) To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.

Skyverb

To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen.

Skyverb

(colloquial) To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.

Skynoun

A cloud.

Skynoun

Hence, a shadow.

Skynoun

The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; - sometimes in the plural.

Skynoun

The wheather; the climate.

Skyverb

To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it can not be well seen.

Skyverb

To throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket.

Skynoun

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

Skyverb

throw or toss with a light motion;

Sky

The sky is everything that lies above the surface of the Earth, including the atmosphere and outer space. In the field of astronomy, the sky is also called the celestial sphere.

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