The difference between Heaven and Nightmare

When used as nouns, heaven means the distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move, whereas nightmare means a female demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.


Heaven is also verb with the meaning: to transport to the abode of god, the gods, or the blessed.

check bellow for the other definitions of Heaven and Nightmare

  1. Heaven as a noun (dated, now usually plural):

    The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.

  2. Heaven as a noun (religion):

    The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence. The abode of the Abrahamic God; similar abodes of the gods in other religions and traditions, such as Mount Olympus. Providence, the will of God or the council of the gods; fate.

  3. Heaven as a noun (religion):

    The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare ); specifically: The afterlife of the souls who are not sent to a place of punishment or purification such as hell, purgatory, or limbo; the state or condition of being in the presence of God after death. The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium. Any paradise; any blissful place or experience. A state of bliss; a peaceful ecstasy. Similarly blissful afterlives, places, or states for particular people, animals, or objects.

  1. Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

    To transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.

  2. Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

    To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.

  3. Heaven as a verb (obsolete):

    To beautify, to make into a paradise.

  1. Nightmare as a noun (now, _, rare):

    A female demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.

  2. Nightmare as a noun:

    A very bad or frightening dream.

    Examples:

    "I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe."

  3. Nightmare as a noun (figuratively):

    Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

    Examples:

    "Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters."