heavenly

== English == === Alternative forms === Heavenly === Etymology === From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial; chaste”); equivalent to heaven +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛvənli/ === Adjective === heavenly (comparative heavenlier or more heavenly, superlative heavenliest or most heavenly) Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions. Synonyms: celestial, (obsolete) celest, paradisal, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisic Antonym: earthly Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars. Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God. Synonyms: divine, spiritual 1817, Charles Phillips (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O′Mullan v. M′Korkill, The Speeches of Charles Phillips, page 131, No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education. (figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable. Synonyms: beatific, blissful, divine, delightful, heavenlike, wonderful ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === heavenly (comparative more heavenly, superlative most heavenly) In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously. To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure. ==== Derived terms ====