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Added 9 October 2026

heaven

/ˈhɛvən/ noun

In Latin: caelum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about heaven at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.
The abode of God and the angels.

Origin

From a wide variety of Middle English forms including hevene, heven, hevin, and hewin (“heaven, sky”), from Old English heofon, heofone (“heaven, sky”), from Proto-West Germanic *hebn (“heaven, sky”), of uncertain origin.

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