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Hevinly, Hewinly, adj. Also: hevyn-, hewyn(e)-, heavin-, -en-, heawen-, havin-, -yn-, -en-, and -lye, -lie. [ME. hevenly (late 14th c.), later form of hevenlich.]

1. Pertaining to heaven as the abode of God, the angels or the blessed; celestial, divine.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xxviii. 560.
Within scho wes withoutyne dout Of hewinly deu c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 228.
Alexander … vas send be hauinlie distanie 1456 Hay I. 77/2.
The hevynly governaunce anent all erdly creaturis c1450 Craft Deyng 132.
Hevynly joy at euer lastis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 111/18.
Thou has gevyn him … hevinly wertuis a1499 Contempt. Synn. 1410.
All temporale riches comperit to hevinlie blis Is bot a birding 1531 Bell. Boece II. 298.
The haly croce … was not cumin but some hevinly providence c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 697.
This heauinlie and celestiall glorie 1576 Douglas Corr. 208.
The Almightie, who I besech to preserue your honor to his havenlye will and pleasure 1596 Dalr. I. 110/28.
Hæresie … sa hich a maiestie, of sa hevinlie ane ordour, in Scotland hes remouet(2) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 265.
Hevinly God, … how happynis this thing? 1490 Irland Mir. I. 57/23.
Without me … the hevinly court cuthe neuir incres Ib. 140/23.
The multitud of hevinly angellis anornyt him c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxii. 14.
Lyke ane thef … Thai led that hevinlie prince most hie 1533 Gau Richt Vay 5/29.
To pray … to his and our hewinlie fader c1552 Lynd. Mon. 248.
That heuinlye Muse to seik my hole intent is Ib. 5557.
Discend [then] sall the most hevinly king (a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitl. F. cxiv. 47.
All the hewinlie court celestiall(3) 1456 Hay I. 211/6.
Quhen he … fed thame with hevinly fude a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1307.
That hevinly hurd … thair but delay thai bure 1513 Doug. i. viii. 94.
To tak this hevinly ayr and draw his braith c1552 Lynd. Mon. 288.
His moste tender feit and heuinly handis 1562-3 Winȝet II. 29/13.
The heuinlie fuid of the apostolik … doctrine(4) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 6/24.
The hevinly heretag abuf Ib. 120/21.
Lat nocht … this hevinly place stand in ruyne 1567 G. Ball. 162.
Go, hart, to thy oulie remeid Descending from the heuinlie tour 1596 Dalr. II. 394/17.
Marie … was tane vp to that heuinlie habitatione

b. Relating to heaven and divine things; sacred, holy. a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 50.
For to gang in hewynly way He forsyt hyme Ib. xxvii. 395.
Carpyng Of lestand lyf & hevynly thing c1552 Lynd. Mon. 6325.
That I mycht of your hevinlye lessonis leir 1562-3 Winȝet II. 54/23.
An … vnctment of the heuinlie word 1596 Dalr. I. 220/10.
Quhen many … hevinly preichingis he had preiched 1622-6 Bisset II. 293/7.
Sanct Paule … his epistolis … full of all hevynlie wisdome

2. Of or belonging to the heavens or sky or the abode of the gods.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. i. 534.
The lestand God … Of hevenly thingis has wroucht and done, … And set thame be sertan asyse 1456 Hay I. 79/30.
The constellaciouns of the hevinly influencis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 99/18.
Of the licht cloude that God maid, fyrst he maid the hevinly … sone c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 23.
The rosis … War powderit brycht with hevinly beriall droppis Ib. 107.
Thair hony throtis … did perse the hevinly skyes 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 19.
Aurora … The hevynly portis cristallyne Vpwarpis braid 1533 Bell. Livy I. 202/15.
Abone that troubil apparit certane hevinlie prodigis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5561.
He sall appeir Amang the heuinlye cluddis cleir c1590 Fowler I. 199/11.
Quha then to see the heunlye [sic] spheres wald prease(2) 1513 Doug. ii. 18.
Is thare sic greif in heuinlie myndes one hie? Ib. x. ii. 100.
All the hevynly wightis dyd … rown, In opynyonys full diuers

3. Having qualities suitable to heaven; of more than earthly excellence or beauty.(1) a1500 Henr. Orph. 232.
Of thir sex[tones] … fyve hevynly symphonyis Compouyt ar c1475 Wall. viii. 1193.
Quhar birdis blythly sang … in hewynly armony c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 132.
Thair obseruance rycht hevynly was to here 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 10.
Our all rung is thyne heuynly bell 1531 Bell. Boece I. 233.
With hevinly and delitious sang Ib. II. 57.
The stretis resounding with hevinly noyis and melody 1567 G. Ball. 93.
Blaw up organis, with glaid and heuinlie sound(2) 1513 Doug. i. vi. 164.
Hyr hevynly haris, glitterand brycht and gay Ib. xii. Prol. 117.
The flour delys furthspred hys hevynly hew c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1840.
Quhen sonne and monne ar baith obscure, His hewinlie brychtnes doith indure a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxv. 20.
Hir curling loks … About hir hevinly haffats hings c1590 Fowler I. 158, xxiv. 2.
The heunlye couleur of your angell face c1590 J. Stewart 55/70.
Hir heawenlie eis … Quhilk … Haid reft his hart