heveneriche

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English heofonrīċe, heofonerīċe; equivalent to hevene +‎ -riche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛv(ə)nəˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːvənˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛvənˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /-ˌriːk(ə)/
  • (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈhɛv(ə)nərit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːvənrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛvənrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /-rik(ə)/

Proper noun

heveneriche

  1. (Christianity) The Kingdom of Heaven.
    • a. 1333, “Poem 12: Tu rex glorie Christe; Fol. 208v”, in William Herebert, transl., Opera (British Library MS. Add. 46919)‎[1], Hereford; republished as The Works of William Herebert, OFM (Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse), [Ann Arbor]: University of Michigan, a. 2018:
      Þou þat ouercóme þe bitter déthes stunchg, / Þou openedest hœuene ryche to ryth byleues þrunchg.
      You who overcame the bitter sting of death, / You opened the Kingdom of Heaven to true belief's throng.

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