heaven
State of bliss
Heaven is a general term denoting a notional place in many religions that is the destination of the virtuous after death.
This meaning inspires far more frequent figurative use in expressions like seventh heaven and hog heaven, both delightful states experienced by the living.
Heaven also figures in many mild oaths (heaven forbid, for heaven’s sake, good heavens).
Visible overhead expanse
- firmamentThe arching sky above
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- celestialOf the sky above
above · zenith · ether · celestial sphere · stratosphere · vault · expanse · infinite
Scriptural original paradise
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
- ArcadiaGreek region or paradise
nirvana · utopia · promised land · Avalon · Olympus · kingdom come · Asgard
Intense emotional high
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- joyIntense positive emotion
- elationIntense triumphant joy
beatitude · felicity · contentment · delight · happiness · cloud nine · transcendence · exaltation
sky
Visible overhead expanse
celestial · above · zenith · ether · celestial sphere · stratosphere · vault · expanse · infinite · starry
Eden
Scriptural original paradise
- ElysiumGreek afterlife for heroes
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
Arcadia · nirvana · utopia · promised land · Avalon · Olympus · kingdom come · Asgard
euphoria
Intense emotional high
elation · beatitude · felicity · contentment · delight · happiness · cloud nine · transcendence · exaltation · enchantment
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- Good and Evilgood, evil, good versus evil, virtue and vice, morality
- Paradisesparadise, Eden, Garden of Eden, utopia, Shangri-La
- worldsearth, planet, realm, kingdom, dimension
- dream escapesparadise, utopia, Eden, nirvana, Shangri-La
- moves heaven and earthMakes every possible effort
- in heavenState of utter joy
- thank heavensExclamation expressing relief
- good heavensQuaint surprise utterance
- match made in heavenIdeally compatible partnership
- heaven forbidPlea against misfortune
heavenly, heavens, heavenward, heavenliness, heavenliest, seventh heaven, heavenwards, heaven-sent, heavenly body