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Definition of Heavens
1. Noun. The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
Terms within: Apex, Apex Of The Sun's Way, Solar Apex, Celestial Point, Nadir, Zenith, Zodiac
Generic synonyms: Surface
Derivative terms: Empyreal, Firmamental
Definition of Heavens
1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
2. Noun. (plural of heaven) ¹
3. Noun. The sky. ¹
4. Interjection. An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heavens
1. heaven [n] - See also: heaven
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heavens
Literary usage of Heavens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 Sei Am S 82:148-9 S 2 '16 One-color planet-pictures. 11 Lit Digest 52:967
Astronomy for 1915. P. Puiseux. Sei Am S 82:242-3 О 14 '16 heavens in January, ..."
2. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"The Supreme Being has made the best arguments for his own existence, in the
formation of the heavens and the earth; and these are arguments which a man of ..."
3. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1789)
"BY the continuation of a review of the heavens with my twenty-feet reflector,
... The method I have taken of analyzing the heavens, if I may 4b ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"Amun, or Chnum, or Thoth appears as the supreme creative god, who produces the
heavens, earth and its vegetation, animals, men, and gods. ..."
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