Meanings
nounheavenly birthday (plural heavenly birthdays)
plural heavenly birthdays
- A birthday of a person after his or her death.
Origin
From the religious belief that the souls of the departed unite in heaven in the afterlife.
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heavenly birthday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavenly%20birthday
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“heavenly birthday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavenly%20birthday. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavenly birthday,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavenly%20birthday.
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