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Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

7th heaven

0Why is the drama series named 7th Heaven? It would make more sense to me if it is named 7 Heavens for there are 7 people in the family. Any comments? Thanks.0-
  

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0It's an idiom. "02br 02br 00Since there are 7 characters, it may be a "double entendre". )0-

— Vorpar

  • 0It's an idiom.
  • "02br 02br 00Since there are 7 characters, it may be a "double entendre".
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0It's an idiom. It usually means a wonderful state of mind.02br
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00"I've been in 7th Heaven ever since I discovered Creme Brulee ice cream."02br
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00Since there are 7 characters, it may be a "double entendre". (a phrase with 2 meanings.)0-
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0Hi, 02br
00I don't know anything about the series. As far as the idiom (to be) "in 7th heaven" is concerned, it exists in my language, too (the meaning is the same as in English, see Vorpar's post).02br
00It originated from Ptolemy's idea of the solar system (05000). According to Ptolemy (who built upon Greek and Mesopotamian astronomy), the Earth was fixed in th
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0Well, this is funny. In the ancient China, people believed there was something like 9th heaven where powerful spirits resided and governed everything of people on earth except for their deaths and there were no other heavens mentioned. But they also believed there was something like **** which governed the deaths of people. All people after death went to the **** regardless of good ones or bad
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0 In Islamic tradition, 7th Heaven is where Allah and the angels reside. 0-
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