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Valhalla

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (; from Old Norse: Valhǫll "hall of the slain") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries to be with Odin, while the other half gets chosen by the goddess Freyja for the field Fólkvangr.

Heaven

Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as gods, angels, spirits, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to Earth or incarnate and earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven alive.

Valhalla

The hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes.

Heaven

Often heavens The sky or universe as seen from the earth; the firmament.

Valhalla

The palace of immortality, inhabited by the souls of heroes slain in battle.
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Heaven

Often Heaven The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation.

Valhalla

Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.

Heaven

An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss.

Valhalla

(Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes

Heaven

Any of the places in or beyond the sky conceived of as domains of divine beings in various religions.
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Heaven

Heaven God
Heaven help you!.

Heaven

Heavens Used in various phrases to express surprise
Good heavens!.

Heaven

Often heavens The celestial powers; the gods
The heavens favored the young prince.

Heaven

A condition or place of great happiness, delight, or pleasure
The lake was heaven.

Heaven

The sky, specifically:

Heaven

The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.

Heaven

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

Heaven

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

Heaven

(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:

Heaven

The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.

Heaven

The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.

Heaven

Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

Heaven

(religion) The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:

Heaven

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.

Heaven

The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.

Heaven

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

Heaven

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

Heaven

Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.

Heaven

(obsolete) To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.

Heaven

(obsolete) To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.

Heaven

(obsolete) To beautify, to make into a paradise.

Heaven

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.
I never saw the heavens so dim by day.
When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven.

Heaven

The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death.
Unto the God of love, high heaven's King.
It is a knellThat summons thee to heaven or to hell.
New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven.

Heaven

The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; - used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves.
Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear.
The willAnd high permission of all-ruling Heaven.

Heaven

Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight.
O bed! bed! delicious bed!That heaven upon earth to the weary head!

Heaven

To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.
We are happy as the bird whose nestIs heavened in the hush of purple hills.

Heaven

Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

Heaven

The abode of God and the angels

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