heavenly

adjective

heav·​en·​ly ˈhe-vən-lē 

1

: of or relating to heaven or the heavens : celestial

the heavenly choirs

use a telescope to study the heavenly bodies

2

a

: suggesting the blessed state of heaven : beatific

heavenly peace

b

: delightful

heavenliness noun

Synonyms

• wonderful
• lovely
• excellent
• beautiful
• awesome
• great
• fabulous
• terrific
• superb
• fantastic
• marvellous
• marvelous
• stellar
• divine
• prime
• fine
• hot

Examples of heavenly in a Sentence

The weather on vacation was heavenly.

Do not concern yourself with material possessions, but with things heavenly, the prophet admonished.

the moon, stars, and other heavenly bodies

had a heavenly time at the dance

Recent Examples on the Web

The merriment turned bittersweet when the camera panned over to the late, great Maggie Smith as the legendary Dowager Countess, followed by a heavenly shot of Jessica Brown Findlay as poor Lady Sybil, who died shortly after giving birth in Season 3. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025

Schedule in for a heavenly hammam treatment at Joali Maldives, one of just a few in the country with this traditional treatment. —Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025

Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail. —Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

Paradise Lost, Milton’s epic of civil war, exile, and a journey to a new, heavenly homeland, fuses the Aeneid with other classical and biblical models. —Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing heavenly

• heavenly body

Kids Definition

heavenly

adjective

heav·​en·​ly ˈhev-ən-lē 

1

: of or relating to heaven or the heavens

heavenly bodies such as the stars

2

: suggesting the blessed state of heaven

heavenly grace

3

: completely delightful

a heavenly day

heavenliness noun