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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
"word": "سَمَاوِيّ"
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"word": "ზეციური"
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
"word": "天の"
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"code": "ko",
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"word": "하늘의"
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
"word": "niebiański"
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
"word": "celeste"
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"roman": "nebésnyj",
"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "divya",
"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
"word": "दिव्य"
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"sense": "pertaining to heaven",
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"Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars."
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"text": "1817, Charles Phillips (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O′Mullan v. M′Korkill, The Speeches of Charles Phillips, page 131,\nNo doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education."
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "জান্নাতী"
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "божествен"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "天国的"
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "天堂的"
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "taivaallinen"
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
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"sense": "pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine",
"word": "𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃"
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"text": "Oh, please continue giving me a massage—it's absolutely heavenly.",
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"ref": "1987, Gary Clark (lyrics and music), “Mary's Prayer”, performed by Danny Wilson",
"text": "Everything is wonderful / Being here is heavenly",
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"word": "漂亮的"
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"audio": "en-us-heavenly.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/01/En-us-heavenly.ogg/En-us-heavenly.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/En-us-heavenly.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Heavenly"
}
],
"word": "heavenly"
}
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