1 (often Heaven) 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:those who practised good deeds would receive the reward of a place in heavenJuno, Queen of Heaven and wife of Jupiter
God (or the gods):Constantine was persuaded that disunity in the Church was displeasing to heaven
Theology a state of being eternally in the presence of God after death:the everlasting happiness with God that we call heaven
used in various exclamations as a substitute for ‘God’:heaven knows!good heavens!
2 (also the heavens) literary the sky, especially perceived as a vault in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets are situated:Galileo used a telescope to observe the heavens
3 informal a place, state, or experience of supreme bliss:lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven
the heavens open
it suddenly starts to rain very heavily.
in seventh heaven
very happy; ecstatic:he was in seventh heaven, so excited
move heaven and earth to do something
make extraordinary efforts to do a specified thing:if he had truly loved her he would have moved heaven and earth to get her back
stink (or smell) to high heaven
have a very strong and unpleasant odour:the quayside stank to high heaven of salt fish
