heaven

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, patronymic) derived from (term, Evan) with a folk etymology spelling.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, female) of modern usage from the noun heaven.
  3. Noun.  (often, in plural) The sky.
  4. Noun.  (context, theology) The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions, and often the home, or one of various possible homes, of souls of deceased people.
  5. Noun.  (italbrac, used without the article) A blissful place or experience.

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