heaven

(dated or poetic, now usually in the plural) The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.

(obsolete) The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.

(obsolete) A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.

(Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.

(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.

(by extension, usually capitalized) Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

(Christianity, Islam) Paradise, the afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death.

(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.

(by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.

(by extension) A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.

(informal, with a modifier) Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.