heavenly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.

   Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, kicking and screaming.

2. 2
   adj

   Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

   The other heavenly bodies are primarily controlled by the attractive force of the Sun.

3. 3
   adj

   Strongly or sublimely good, beautiful, or pleasurable.

   Oh, that's absolutely heavenly. Gimme some more.

4. 4
   adv

   In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.

   by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages.

5. 5
   adv

   To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.

   Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious.

6. 6
   adj

   Alternative letter-case form of heavenly.

   Nothing stands between you and her, except God of course and a Heavenly host with flaming swords.

7. 7
   adj

   of or belonging to heaven or god

8. 8
   adj

   relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

Etymology

From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, chaste”), equivalent to heaven + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon himillīk (“heavenly”), Middle Dutch himellec, hemellijc (“heavenly”), Middle High German himmellich (“heavenly”).