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heaven

heav.en \'hev-*n\ n [ME heven, fr. OE heofon; akin to OHG himil heaven] 1: 
   the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome :  
   FIRMAMENT - usu. used in pl. often cap  2a: the dwelling place of the Deity 
   and the joyful abode of the blessed dea d 2b: a spiritual state of 
   everlasting communion with God  cap  3: GOD  4: a place or condition of 
   utmost happiness  Christian Science  5: a state of immortality in which sin 
   is absent and all manifestations of  Mind are harmoniously ordered under 
   the divine Principle