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.
A dance in which dancers take turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.
Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
To dance in this way.