词汇 | seventh heaven |
释义 | Definition of seventh heaven in English:seventh heavennoun ˌsɛvnθ ˈhɛvn
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Ipotis. From seventh + heaven. Compare post-classical Latin septimum caelum, Hellenistic Greek ἕβδομος οὐρανός (2nd cent.), post-biblical Hebrew hārāqīaʿ haššĕḇiʿ i (used in the Midrash (e.g. at Psalm 68:5) to gloss ʿărāḇōṯ highest heaven). With the underlying concept of seven heavens compare also Arabic sabʿa samāwāt seven heavens. Compare earlier heaven of heavens. Definition of seventh heaven in US English:seventh heavennounˌsɛvnθ ˈhɛvn
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Ipotis. From seventh + heaven. Compare post-classical Latin septimum caelum, Hellenistic Greek ἕβδομος οὐρανός (2nd cent.), post-biblical Hebrew hārāqīaʿ haššĕḇiʿ i (used in the Midrash (e.g. at Psalm 68:5) to gloss ʿărāḇōṯ highest heaven). With the underlying concept of seven heavens compare also Arabic sabʿa samāwāt seven heavens. Compare earlier heaven of heavens. |
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