- in heaven's name
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An intensifier used with questions.
What in heavens name are you doing?
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in Heaven's name — in ˈGod s/ˈHeaven s name | in the name of ˈGod/ˈHeaven idiom used especially in questions to show that you are angry, surprised or shocked • What in God s name was that noise? • Where in the name of Heaven have you been? Main entry: ↑nameidiom … Useful english dictionary
in heaven's name — if we think of heaven, for heaven s sake Why in heaven s name did we come to Canada? It s cold here! … English idioms
in heaven's name — of all possible things. What in heaven s name are we doing here? Usage notes: usually used with why, what, where, or how … New idioms dictionary
what in heaven's name — how/who/what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven … Useful english dictionary
who in heaven's name — how/who/what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven … Useful english dictionary
how in heaven's name — how/who/what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven … Useful english dictionary
Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… … Catholic encyclopedia
heaven — heav|en S3 [ˈhevən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place of god)¦ 2¦(enjoyable situation)¦ 3 for heaven s sake 4 heaven (only) knows 5 heaven help somebody 6 heaven forbid 7 what/how/why etc in heaven s name 8 the heavens 9 move heaven and earth ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
heaven — heav|en [ hevn ] noun ** 1. ) Heaven the place where God is believed to live. Some people believe that good people go to Heaven when they die, and bad people go to Hell: Christians believe that Jesus ascended into Heaven. a ) LITERARY God, or God … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heaven — [[t]he̱vən[/t]] ♦♦♦ heavens 1) N PROPER In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy. It is usually imagined as being high up in the sky. I believed that … English dictionary
