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haven (HAY vuhn) (noun)
1. A harbor or anchorage; a port: The harbor at Halifax is a haven for many ships.
2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary: Churches have traditionally been considered a haven for the poor.
2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary: Churches have traditionally been considered a haven for the poor.
heaven (HEV uhn) (noun)
1. The sky or the universe as seen from the earth; the firmament: Standing on the hilltop, Brenda looked up into heaven to count the stars.
2. The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation: The hymn that Ronda, and others, sang at church described heaven as a place for devine messengers.
3. An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss: William felt that he was in heaven when he listened to the beautiful music.
4. Any of the places in or beyond the sky conceived of as domains of divine beings in various religions: When Lenora and her friends discussed their spiritual beliefs, she was surprised to discover that all of them believed in the existence of heaven.
2. The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation: The hymn that Ronda, and others, sang at church described heaven as a place for devine messengers.
3. An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss: William felt that he was in heaven when he listened to the beautiful music.
4. Any of the places in or beyond the sky conceived of as domains of divine beings in various religions: When Lenora and her friends discussed their spiritual beliefs, she was surprised to discover that all of them believed in the existence of heaven.
After the storm at sea, we sailed into the nearby haven which felt like heaven to the people after the terrible ordeal.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group H; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“heaven”
(Latin: heaven, sky)
(Greek: heaven [s], vault of heaven; hence "the sky"; from Uranus, the god of the sky; in medicine, the palate, roof, or top of the mouth)
(Modern Latin: named for the Greek god Prometheus, who stole fire from heaven [the sun] for mankind; radioactive metal rare earth)
(Greek: roof of the mouth; literally, "little vault of heaven")
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Manna from heaven (Exodus 16:15)
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Bible Quotations used in modern English
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