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English Dictionary: heavenly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for heavenly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heavenly adj relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" Synonym(s): celestial, heavenly of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" Synonym(s): celestial, heavenly of or belonging to heaven or god Antonym(s): earthly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heavenly \Heav"enly\, a. [AS. heofonic.] 1. Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly* regions; heavenly music. As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. --1 Cor. xv. 48. 2. Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng. The love of heaven makes one heavenly. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heavenly \Heav"enly\, adv. 1. In a manner resembling that of heaven. [bd]She was heavenly* true.[b8] --Shak. 2. By the influence or agency of heaven. Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. --Milton.