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unheavening

unheavening is the present participle and gerund of unheaven.

Meaning of unheaven

Verb

unheaven (third-person singular simple present unheavens, present participle unheavening, simple past and past participle unheavened)

  1. (rare, transitive) To annul the heavenly aspect of.
    • […] the least selfishness would unheaven heaven.1894, Thomas Prestwood Lucas, The curse and its cure, volume 1, page 144

Questions about unheavening

What is unheavening the present participle and gerund of?
Unheavening is the present participle and gerund of unheaven.

Words near unheavening in the dictionary

  1. unheated
  2. unheathen
  3. unheaved
  4. unheaven
  5. unheavened
  6. unheavening
  7. unheavenly
  8. unheavens
  9. unheavily
  10. unheaviness
  11. unheavy

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