Etymology

heavenly

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods. Full definition →

Middle English hevenely ← Old English heofonlīċ
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heavenly · adjective, adverb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromheofonlīċ“heavenly, celestial, chaste”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhevenely
  3. English todayheavenly

From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, chaste”), equivalent to heaven + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon himillīk (“heavenly”), Middle Dutch himellec, hemellijc (“heavenly”), Middle High German himmellich (“heavenly”).

Heavenly · proper noun, adjective2

See heavenly. Equivalent to Heaven + -ly.

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