heaven

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The sky or universe as seen from the earth; the firmament.
• noun The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation.
• noun An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss.
• noun Any of the places in or beyond the sky conceived of as domains of divine beings in various religions.
• noun God.
• noun Used in various phrases to express surprise.
• noun The celestial powers; the gods.
• noun A condition or place of great happiness, delight, or pleasure.
• idiom (move heaven and earth) To do everything possible to bring about something desired.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To place in or as if in heaven; make supremely happy or blessed; beatify.
• noun The expanse of space surrounding the earth, and appearing above and around us as a great arch or vault, in which the sun, moon, and stars seem to be set; the sky; the firmament; the celestial regions: often used in the plural.
• noun Sky as typical of climate; a zone or region.
• noun The celestial abode of immortal beings; the place or state of existence of blessed spirits beyond the sphere of or after departure from the earthly life.
• noun [capitalized] The Supreme Being; God; Providence.
• noun plural The celestial powers; heavenly beings.
• noun Supreme exaltation or felicity; consummate happiness; a state of bliss.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb rare To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.
• noun The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in this sense.
• noun The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death.
• noun The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2..
• noun Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun often in the plural The sky.
• noun theology The paradise of the afterlife in certain religions, considered to be the home of the god or gods of those religions, and often the home, or one of various possible homes, of souls of deceased people.
• noun A blissful place or experience.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun the abode of God and the angels
• noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace