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Meaning of Heavens | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈhɛvənz

Definitions

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
    often, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية السماوات
Deutsch Himmel sapperlot
Suomi taivas
Français cieux sapristi
Galego ceo
עברית מרום
日本語 大空 天国 高天原
한국어
Nederlands hemelen
Kiswahili mbingu
Українська небеса

Examples

“For what obſcured light the heauens did grant,[…]”
“[…]the Heauens, which are carryed in 24 houres from Eaſt to Weſt,[…]”
“The moon's path lies in that belt of the heavens known as the zodiac.”
“[…]in an infinitely large universe the stars would collectively outshine the Sun and flood the heavens with light far more intense than is observed.”
“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.”
“[…]after that thou ſhalt haue knowen that the heauens doe rule.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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