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1. The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
   - celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, vault of heaven, welkin

1. Used to express surprise
   "Good heavens, you must take more care of yourself!";
   - Christ, Christmas, crikey [Brit], cripes, cor [Brit], crumbs [Brit], gosh, golly, by George, by Jove, blimey [Brit], gorblimey [Brit], cor blimey [Brit], my, holy cow, holy mackerel, holy smoke, holy moley, holy moly, fancy [Brit], good grief, goodness, goodness me, Gordon Bennett, gracious, gracious me, fancy that, gawd, god, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy, jeez, geez, strewth [Brit], struth [Brit], yikes, I'll be blowed [Brit], blow me [Brit], Holy-dooly [Austral], heck, blooming heck [Brit], jeepers, jeepers creepers, Lord, Lordy, marry [archaic], well I never, good heavens, my goodness, Jesus, bejesus [N. Amer], od [archaic]

1. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
   - Eden, paradise, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la

Type of: part, region, surface

Encyclopedia: Heavens