on high
In the sky
On high means in an elevated position, literally or figuratively.
Physically, it refers to a high place: The eagle circled on high.
More often it suggests heaven or divine authority: a decree from on high.
In secular use, it refers to those in power: Orders came down from on high.
- celestialOf the sky above
- heavenly hostAll angels collectively
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- angelicDivinely pure and good
heaven · glory · aloft · sky · empyrean · summit · paradise · the great beyond · ethereal · pinnacle · mountaintop · sublime · transcendent · firmament · cloud nine · zenith · crest · divine
vertical position
on highbelow
At a lower position
down low · down below · on the ground · underfoot · beneath
high, on, highly, highlight, higher, highest, heighten, highs, heightened