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| ascension |
(cap.) in Christian theology, the bodily ascent of Jesus Christ to heaven, after his death. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ascension Day |
the fortieth day following Easter, observing the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven. |
| assumption |
the taking up of a human being into heaven. [1/5 definitions] |
| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| beatification |
in the Roman Catholic Church, the process of determining whether a deceased person should be declared to be in heaven and therefore deserving of special honor, or the final decision and declaration that this is so. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatify |
in the Roman Catholic Church, to proclaim (a deceased person) blessed in heaven and deserving of a ceremony of honor. [1/3 definitions] |
| celestial |
of or pertaining to heaven. [1/6 definitions] |
| glory |
of heaven, magnificence and bliss. [1/8 definitions] |
| heavenly |
of or pertaining to heaven or the heavens. [1/2 definitions] |
| heavenward |
to or toward heaven. [2 definitions] |
| Jacob's ladder |
in the Bible, a ladder from earth to heaven seen by Jacob in a dream. [1/3 definitions] |
| Lazarus |
according to the New Testament, the diseased beggar whose reward is heaven in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. [1/2 definitions] |
| limbo1 |
(often cap.) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lord's Prayer |
a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples. |
| Lucifer |
in Christian theology, the rebellious archangel who was cast out of heaven by God; Satan. |
| paradise |
(sometimes cap.) the final destination of virtuous souls; heaven. [1/3 definitions] |
| Promised Land |
(often l.c.) heaven, or any place of refuge, happiness, fulfillment, or the like, usu. reached after worldly toil and suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| purgatory |
in Roman Catholicism, a place or state of suffering for the purification of the souls of the dead who will eventually be worthy of heaven. [1/3 definitions] |
| saint |
in Christianity, anyone who has died and gone to Heaven. [1/5 definitions] |
| supernal |
of or pertaining to heaven or the sky; celestial. [1/2 definitions] |
| welkin |
in literature, the sky or skies; arch of heaven. |
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