Roget's Thesaurus

#981. Heaven

Nouns

heaven; kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God; heavenly kingdom; throne of God; presence of God; inheritance of the saints in light. Paradise, Eden, Zion, abode of the blessed; celestial bliss, glory. [Mythological heaven] Olympus; Elysium (paradise), Elysian fields, Arcadia, bowers of bliss, garden of the Hesperides, third heaven; Valhalla, Walhalla (Scandinavian); Nirvana (Buddhist); happy hunting grounds; Alfardaws, Assama; Falak al aflak [Ar.] the highest heaven (Mohammedan). future state, eternal home, eternal reward. resurrection, translation; resuscitation etc. 660. apotheosis, deification.

Adjectives

heavenly, celestial, supernal, unearthly, from on high, paradisiacal, beatific, elysian.

Phrases

looks through nature up to the nature's god [Pope]; the great world's altarstairs, that slope through darkness up to God [Tennyson]; the treasury of everlasting joy [Henry VI]; vigeur de dessus [Fr.].