The sky is ... The meaning of the word

The article reveals the meaning of the word "heaven".

Origin, etymology

Often the word "heaven" is correlated with "heaven" and consider them very similar. In the etymological dictionary of the Russian language it is indicated that both words originated from one common - Latin nebula ("nebula, haze, cloud"), which was formed from the primo-European nebh.

There is also a version that "heaven" and "heaven" come from the words "there are no demons". So, this is the place where there are no demons and evil.

Meaning of the word

So, the sky is a space above the earth's surface, as well as any astronomical objects. Simply put, it's a panorama, a view that can be seen from the ground towards the cosmos. The kind of heaven depends on various factors: time of day, weather, and also on what time of the year on the street. Clear, clear skies are blue, and at night they seem almost black. With the approach of a sunset or sunrise appear areas of yellow, red, purple and other shades. It should also be noted that if you look at the clouds from a plane flying at a high altitude, their appearance will be different from what we would see if we looked at them from the ground.

The word has other meanings. One of them is connected with religion, from which we obtain the following definition. Heaven is a place, a world invisible to people, where God is, saints and angels; This is the place where heaven is. In Russian, if we are talking about belief, the word is written with a capital letter. For example, in the Bible.

Also in the encyclopaedic dictionary it is said that the sky is a septum that separates the oral and nasal cavities. But in this case it is more correct to write and say not "heaven" but "sky". Soft and hard palate are part of the articulatory apparatus and participate in the pronunciation of sounds.

There is also an outdated meaning of this word, which is also related to faith. Tatiana Fyodorovna Efremova's dictionary explains that the sky is divine powers, providence. The very term "providence" means the action of a higher power, that is, God, aimed at creating the greatest good (according to the dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron).

Thus, for this word is characterized by polysemy, which can be said about the majority of Russian words.