A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy.
The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus.
The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically
The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.
The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
Any paradise; any blissful place or experience.
Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.
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.
Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
An individual work in this genre.
Delirium tremens.
A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.
Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.
Something horrible; that which excites horror.
An intense anxiety or a nervous depression; often the horrors.