Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.

    Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, kicking and screaming.

    himmlisch

    небе́сныйnebésnyj

    небе́снийnebésnyj

    of or belonging to heaven or god

  2. Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

    The other heavenly bodies are primarily controlled by the attractive force of the Sun.

  3. (figuratively)Strongly or sublimely good, beautiful, or pleasurable.

    Oh, that's absolutely heavenly. Gimme some more.

    himmlisch

    восхити́тельныйvosxitítelʹnyj, очарова́тельныйočarovátelʹnyj, боже́ственныйbožéstvennyj

Examples

31 sentences
  1. Astronomy is the science of heavenly bodies.

    Астрономiя - це наука про небеснi тiла. — rmdas

    ruАстрономия — это наука о небесных телах. — Hellerick

    deAstronomie ist die Wissenschaft von den Himmelskörpern. — xtofu80

  2. There are countless heavenly bodies in space.

    ruВ космосе несметное количество небесных тел. — afyodor

    deIm Universum gibt es unzählbar viele Himmelskörper. — xtofu80

  3. One does not heed a heavenly voice.

  4. A heavenly voice is not to be heeded.

  5. Even the highest mountain does not touch the heavenly gates.

    deAuch der höchste Berg berührt die himmlischen Pforten nicht. — Esperantostern

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or related to the celestial abode of God or the gods:
Русский
By meaning 2
of or related to the celestial abode of God or the gods:
extremely beautiful or pleasurable:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or related to the celestial abode of God or the gods:

Origin

From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, c

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”).

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