Heavenly en · ADJ
Etymology
See heavenly. Equivalent to Heaven + -ly.
Meanings
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of heavenly.
alt of heavenly
Nothing stands between you and her, except God of course and a Heavenly host with flaming swords.
1990, Reynolds Price, The Tongues of Angels, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, page 9:Do I have some problem with a Heavenly life of constant bliss and musical achievement?
2015 January/February, Eric Schwitzgebel, “Out of the Jar”, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 128, number 1/2:As we learn his story (viewing from a Heavenly perspective along with his nominated second-class guardian angel, Clarence), we see that from the time he was a child he wanted to escape from small-town insularity, to shake the dust of the “crummy little town” off his feet.
1995 winter, Lorraine Mortimer, “The Grim Enchantment of It’s a Wonderful Life”, in The Massachusetts Review, volume 36, number 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Heavenly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Heavenly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |