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[[Image:Paradiso_Canto_31.jpg|right|frame|[[Dante]] and [[Beatrice]] gaze upon the highest Heaven; fr. [[Gustave Doré]]'s illustrations of the ''[[Divine Comedy]]'']]
'''Heaven''' may refer to the physical heavens, the [[atmosphere|sky]] or the seemingly endless expanse of the [[universe]] beyond.
'''Heaven''' may refer to the physical heavens, the [[atmosphere|sky]] or the seemingly endless expanse of the [[universe]] beyond.
The term is used to refer to a [[plane of existence]] (sometimes held to exist in our own [[universe]]) in [[religion]]s and [[spirituality|spiritual]] [[philosophy|philosophies]], typically described as the [[Holiness|holiest]] possible place, accessible by [[people]] according to various standards of [[divinity]], [[good and evil|goodness]], [[piety]], etc.
The term is used to refer to a [[plane of existence]] (sometimes held to exist in our own [[universe]]) in [[religion]]s and [[spirituality|spiritual]] [[philosophy|philosophies]], typically described as the [[Holiness|holiest]] possible place, accessible by [[people]] according to various standards of [[divinity]], [[good and evil|goodness]], [[piety]], etc.