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" andconsider 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 primordial 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 earthlysurface, as well as any astronomical objects. Simply put, this is a panorama, a view that can be seen when viewed from the ground towards the cosmos. The form 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 clouds from a flying airplane 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 related to religion, from which we derive the following definition. The sky 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 encyclopedic dictionary it is spoken aboutThe fact that the sky is a septum that separates the oral cavity and nasal cavity. But in this case it is more correct to write and say not "sky" but "sky". The 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There is also an outdated meaning of this word, whichis also associated with faith. Tatyana 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.