Crossword clues for heavenly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heavenly \Heav"en*ly\ (h[e^]v"'n*l[y^]), a. [AS. heofonic.]
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Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music.
As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
--1 Cor. xv. 48. -
Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng.
The love of heaven makes one heavenly.
--Sir P. Sidney.
Heavenly \Heav"en*ly\, adv.
In a manner resembling that of heaven. ``She was heavenly true.''
--Shak.-
By the influence or agency of heaven.
Out heavenly guided soul shall climb.
--Milton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English heofonlic "celestial; chaste;" see heaven + -ly (1). Meaning "beautiful, divinely lovely" is late 14c., often (though not originally) with reference to the celestial "music of the spheres;" weakened sense of "excellent, enjoyable" is first recorded 1874. The heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.) attested from late 14c. Related: Heavenliness.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable. 2 Of or pertaining to the heavens or sky, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets and stars. 3 Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine. 4 Extremely beautiful or pleasurable. adv. 1 In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously. 2 To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Heavenly were a 1990s twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Mathew Fletcher (drums; Amelia's brother), Peter Momtchiloff (guitar) and Robert Pursey (bass) had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene.
Heavenly is the third album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on September 1, 1995.
Heavenly is the tenth album released by Johnny Mathis. It is the eighth original studio album recorded by him (two hit singles compilations Johnny's Greatest Hits and More Johnny's Greatest Hits were among his album releases to this point). It was issued in Great Britain by Fontana Records under a different title: Ride on a Rainbow.
Heavenly (from the word heaven) may refer to:
In music:
- Heavenly (British band), a twee pop band from Oxford, England
- Heavenly (French band), a power metal band from Paris, France
- Heavenly (Johnny Mathis album), released in 1959.
- Heavenly (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), the third album by Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel, released in 1995
- Heavenly (Ladysmith Black Mambazo album), an album by the South African chorus Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Heavenly Planet, a proposed World music festival in Reading, England
- Heavenly Records, a British independent record label
- Thee Heavenly Music Association, an alternative rock band
In other contexts:
- Heavenly Mountain Resort, a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border near Lake Tahoe
- Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence, only child of the late INXS singer Michael Hutchence and the late TV Host Paula Yates. Now known as Tiger Hutchence-Geldof.
- Heavenly Group Ltd, a full service branding agency based in London
- Heavenli Denton, a member of British girl group Honeyz
Heavenly, a neo-classical metal and power metal band based in Marseille, France, was formed in 1993 in Paris by vocalist Benjamin Sotto and drummer Max Pilo, originally as a cover band under the name of Satan's Lawyer. In 1994, they changed their name to "Heavenly" and evolved into a full-fledged Helloween-influenced power metal outfit. In 1998, they released a three-track demo with new guitarist Anthony Parker. However, Parker's time with the band was to be short lived, leaving before a record deal with Noise Records was clinched. Heavenly then found a replacement in Chris Savourey and completed their lineup with bassist Laurent Jean.
In 2000, Heavenly released their debut album Coming from the Sky. Although it was largely shunned by the media, the album proved a hit with metal fans and its success helped Heavenly land an appearance at the French Hard Rock Festival. With the arrival of a keyboardist, Frédéric Leclercq, and the replacement of departed bassist Laurent Jean with Piere-Emmanuel Pelisson, Heavenly underwent another lineup change shortly before they supported Stratovarius on their 'Infinite' tour. Chris Savourey left soon afterwards, and Frédéric Leclercq took on his role as the band's guitarist.
Heavenly released their second album Sign of the Winner in 2001, and received positive feedback from both fans and media alike. For their following support slot on Edguy's European tour, Charley Corbiaux joined as a second guitarist, and has since become a permanent addition to Heavenly's ranks.
After appearing at Wacken Open Air (the world's biggest metal festival) in 2002, Heavenly set to work recording their third album, Dust to Dust, which was eventually released in early 2004, further solidifying their status as one of France's premier power metal bands.
In 2006, Heavenly released their fourth album, titled Virus. It is a departure from previous efforts, incorporating less double-bass drumming and expanding Sotto's vocal range.
They opened for Scorpions during their 2007 French tour.
In December 2009, they released their fifth album Carpe Diem.
Usage examples of "heavenly".
A simpleton shall wipe the dews of death, and close my eyes: and when I cross the river of death, let me be met by a band of the heavenly host, who were all simpletons here on earth, and too good for such a hole, so now they are in heaven, and their garments always white--because there are no laundresses there.
More clear the forms of speechless bliss float by, And heavenly gestures suit aethereal melody.
But, although believing fully in my oracles, they were too kind-hearted to think them the work of the devil, and it suited their natural goodness better to believe my answers inspired by some heavenly spirit.
O thou, the very power by which I am, And but for which it were in vain to be, Chief next Diana, virgin heavenly fair, Admired Arete, of them admired Whose souls are not enkindled by the sense, Disdain not my chaste fire, but feed the flame Devoted truly to thy gracious name.
It was a heavenly way to wake up, one she had awoken to the night before and would be pleased to awaken to again and again she decided as Connall slid a leg between both of hers, allowing it to rub against the center of her.
Then we went back to the Blowfish, which blazed with light and cast a heavenly garlic smell across the water.
Unrisen splendour of the brightest sun : Vessels of heavenly medicine!
The Chaldaean astronomers made a few discoveries concerning the motions of the heavenly bodies, which, rudimentary as they were, still prove them to have been men of rare intellect.
While this Heavenly City is on pilgrimage on earth, it calls out all peoples and so collects a society of aliens, speaking all languages.
Daish Reik had laughed and clapped Kheda on the shoulder, brushing into oblivion the pattern of both earthly and heavenly compasses that he had so painstakingly drawn in the sand to illustrate some earlier point.
Victims now hovering amongst the Dantean cherubim and seraphims, in that unbelieving cosmos of heavenly hosts.
Thy heavenly favors, and recognize Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thine Essence.
And the people of Ultonia, having entered Dunum, celebrated the solemnities of the Mass, and in the place foreshown by the heavenly light buried the venerable body with all due veneration, and this desirable treasure, this most precious jewel, they deposited beneath a stone, five cubits deep in the heart of the earth, lest haply by stealth it might be conveyed thence.
Her whole being anticipated the heavenly crunch of the falafel balls nestled in among fresh cucumber and tomatoes and yogurt sauce.
The manner in which the craft leapt forward under each stroke of the oars testified to the strength of his arms, and madame presently subsided into whispers of thankfulness, having reason, it would seem, to be content with mere earthly aid in lieu of that heavenly intervention which ladies of her species summon at every turn of life.