The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
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.
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.
The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.