seventh heaven

noun

Definition of seventh heavennext
as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion she was in seventh heaven when she received the acceptance letter to medical school

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Recent Examples of seventh heaven Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seventh heaven
  1. ecstasy
  2. heaven
  3. joy
  4. high
  5. happiness
  6. cloud nine
  7. delight
  8. transport
Noun
  • The passage is eerily similar to Salinger’s own state of mind while in uniform, specifically on a day that should have evoked ecstasy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Such is the ecstasy, the agony, of judgment, which was never for their benefit.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecstasy
Noun
  • Sounds like heaven to me, but your security posture mileage may vary!
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of heaven
Noun
  • For many, Menorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands, is synonymous with summer which makes Son Ermità like the thrill of the first dip in the sea in the morning or the joy of the last swim at dusk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Offer one useful idea, keep the plan simple, and save space for joy too.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • Saturday will be a #Top10WxDay, with mostly sunny skies, low humidity, a summer breeze and highs near 80.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Caitlin Clark has come closest to date, with two card sales over $500,000 last year, including a high of $660,000 for her 2024 Panini Flawless WNBA Logowoman autographed and inscribed one-of-one card.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of high
Noun
  • That quest to spark happiness during challenging times is precisely what inspired the textile artist Rashelle Campbell to start making her now-signature rugs.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • So Flaubert is describing a mechanism where happiness begets more happiness.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • The last two games against the Rockets have transitioned the Lakers from cloud nine into a turbulent flight for a spot in the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But their cloud nine moment vanishes after Ruby sees James kissing fellow wealthy student Elaine and unaware of what was truly going on.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 29 Nov. 2025
Definition of cloud nine
Noun
  • But that misses the delight Arzner took in her stars and in the backlot drama of the studios.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Here again, in this slim book, the narrative unfolds in fragments, every sentence drawing you deeper into the delights of language.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of delight
Noun
  • That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers say the ancient escarpment may have influenced river systems, sediment transport and the flooding of continental interiors long before the rapid diversification of complex life during the Cambrian explosion.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport

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“Seventh heaven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seventh%20heaven. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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