单词 | heavenful |
释义 | heavenfuln. A quantity sufficient to fill heaven; as many or as much as heaven or the sky can hold. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills other specific things sheetful?1530 streetful1595 rangeful1603 stringful1611 heavenful1637 hellful1637 skyful1645 gardenful1651 paperful1722 ropeful1726 notchful1733 breathful1815 cityful1826 forestful1832 worldful1835 treeful1837 spongeful1867 stackful1868 balloonful1870 fairful1872 socketful1872 valleyful1890 universeful1893 slingful1913 pawful1925 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1664) i. xlv. 104 The blessing of that house-full, or heaven-full of Dyvours, shall rest for ever upon him. 1683 R. Baxter Dying Thoughts iv. 190 A whole Heaven ful of blessed Spirits will flame for ever in perfect Love to God. 1855 H. Ainslie Sc. Songs, Ballads, & Poems 183 That wide heavenful of unflecker'd blaze, That prophesies a long, long, term of glorious days. 1862 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 295/1 It purveyed us a broadening zone of blue sky and a heavenful of brilliant cloud-creatures. 1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 15 He is a host, an army, a whole heavenful..of human nature. 1914 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 45 14 It was commonly believed that humanity was ruled by a heavenful of gods. 1962 H. Kamen tr. B. Pasternak In Interlude 34 A cemetery, and over it A heavenful of stars. 2004 Times (Nexis) 24 Jan. (Travel) 6 A chirpy Australian called Jo with the patience of a heavenful of saints. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637 |
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