Heavenly

Pertaining to paradise

Heavenly describes what belongs to or resembles heaven, the divine realm where God or gods dwell.

By extension, it characterizes anything supremely beautiful, blissful, or delightful: This chocolate cake is absolutely heavenly.

The word often appears in religious contexts referring to celestial beings or the afterlife, but its informal use as enthusiastic praise for earthly pleasures is equally common.

A heavenly body is an astronomical object like a star or planet.

divine

celestial

Of the sky above

ethereal · blessed · holy · seraphic · paradise · empyrean · beatific · transcendent · sublime · cherubic

delightful

blissful

Extremely serene and joyful

sublime · divine · rapturous · ecstatic · enchanting · idyllic · perfect · magnificent · marvelous · dreamy

celestial

stars

Luminous celestial bodies

  • cosmosOrderly totality of existence
  • firmamentThe arching sky above
  • skyVisible overhead expanse

astronomical · constellations · galaxies · planets · stellar · astral · orbits · meteors · nebulae · moonlight

religious

afterlife

Existence beyond mortality

angels · saints · blessed · glory · ascension · resurrection · kingdom · grace · devotion · worship

Categories
Opposites
cosmic realm

Heavenlyhellish

Extremely unpleasant or cruel

infernal · demonic · diabolical · satanic · earthly

divine vs. mortal nature

Heavenlyearthly

Of this world

terrestrial · worldly · mortal · mundane · temporal

quality of experience

Heavenlyhellish

Extremely unpleasant or cruel

horrible · dreadful · awful · miserable · ghastly

Phrases
Family

heaven, heavens, heavenward, heavenwards

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G