heaven-gazingn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛvnˌɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛv(ə)nˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

Forms: see heaven n. and gazing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., gazing n.

Etymology: < heaven n. + gazing n. Compare earlier heaven-gazer n. and stargazing n.

The action of gazing at or studying the stars; = stargazing n.

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the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > [noun] > star-gazing

stargazing1576

heaven-gazing1593

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 24^v Excessiue staring, and stedfast heauen-gazing.

1895 V. D. Scudder Life & Spirit Mod. Eng. Poets iv. 187 The first renaissance, startled from its heaven-gazing, looked around upon the earth, and behold! it was very good.

2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. 60 Rudolf II, eccentric autocrat, sponsored the heaven-gazing of Brahe and Kepler and the alchemical lucubrations of John Dee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heaven-gazing
释义	heaven-gazingn. Brit. /ˈhɛvnˌɡeɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛv(ə)nˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ Forms: see heaven n. and gazing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., gazing n. Etymology: < heaven n. + gazing n. Compare earlier heaven-gazer n. and stargazing n. The action of gazing at or studying the stars; = stargazing n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > astronomy > [noun] > star-gazing stargazing1576 heaven-gazing1593 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 24^v Excessiue staring, and stedfast heauen-gazing. 1895 V. D. Scudder Life & Spirit Mod. Eng. Poets iv. 187 The first renaissance, startled from its heaven-gazing, looked around upon the earth, and behold! it was very good. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. 60 Rudolf II, eccentric autocrat, sponsored the heaven-gazing of Brahe and Kepler and the alchemical lucubrations of John Dee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593
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