Heavenly vs Transcendent - What's the difference?
heavenly | transcendent |
Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable.
Of or pertaining to the heavens or sky, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets and stars.
Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine.
* 1817 , (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O?Mullan v. M?Korkill'', ''The Speeches of Charles Phillips ,
Extremely beautiful or pleasurable.
* 1880 , '', ''The Works of Mark Twain: Authorized Uniform Edition , Volume 1,
In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
*, II.12:
To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
* 2003 , Ruben Soto, Fiesta for the Hispanic Soul , p. 136:
surpassing usual limits
beyond the range of usual perception
free from constraints of the material world
As adjectives the difference between heavenly and transcendent
is that heavenly is of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable while transcendent is surpassing usual limits.As an adverb heavenly
is in a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.As a noun transcendent is
that which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.heavenly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)page 131,
- No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education.
- Oh, please continue giving me a massage - it?s absolutely heavenly .
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- So he flew down and got that acorn, and fetched it up and dropped it in, and was just tilting his head back, with the heavenliest smile on his face, when all of a sudden he was paralyzed into a listening attitude and that smile faded gradually out of his countenance like breath off?n a razor, and the queerest look of surprise took its place.
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the heaven of any of many religions) * celestial * (of or pertaining to the Kingdom of God) divine * (extremely beautiful or pleasurable) beatific, divineDerived terms
* heavenly bodyAdverb
(en adverb)- by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages.
- Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious.