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# heavenly

adjective (heavenly, more heavenly, most heavenly)

«heavenly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) Heavenly means belonging to heaven or to God, as in «heavenly Father» or «the heavenly host» of angels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#m1)
2. Heavenly means about the sky and space, as in «heavenly bodies» for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#m2)
3. (informal) Heavenly means wonderful and very pleasant: «This chocolate cake is heavenly!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religion lessons and church songs it describes God and heaven; in science, «heavenly bodies» are objects in space; in everyday talk it is strong praise for food, smells or weather. Phrases: «heavenly Father», «heavenly bodies», «absolutely heavenly».

### Examples

- Christians pray to their heavenly Father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x1)
- The angels sang a heavenly song in the Christmas story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x2)
- Stars and planets are heavenly bodies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x3)
- This hot bath is heavenly! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x4)
- The bakery smelled heavenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x5)
- The choir sounded heavenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x6)
- Mum said the cake was absolutely heavenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x7)
- Ancient people studied the movements of heavenly bodies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x8)
- After the examination of the heavenly roads, the Sun and Moon again gave light to the earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/#x9)

### Note

Ends in -ly but is an adjective, not an adverb. Heaven is spelled with ea. Christians believe heaven is where God is and where people go to be with God after death.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heavenly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heavenly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heavenly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heavenly.html) on Mova free.