heavens
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɛvənz/ / [ˈhɛvn̩z]
intj
- An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
““Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]””
name
Etymology: Variant of Evans.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun
- The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
“For what obſcured light the heauens did grant,[…]”
“[…]the Heauens, which are carryed in 24 houres from Eaſt to Weſt,[…]”
- plural of heaven: the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
“Like the Buddhas, they [the Jains] believe that there is a plurality of heavens and hells;”
“Christ's coming from the heavens has entered into the life of humanity as the Founder of the world to come.”
- plural of heaven: the near sky of the weather, etc.
- plural of heaven the will of God or the gods, Providence.
“[…]after that thou ſhalt haue knowen that the heauens doe rule.”
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of heaven