<OL TYPE="1"><LI>the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it<OL TYPE="a"><LI>the universe, the world<LI>the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced<LI>the sidereal or starry heavens</OL><LI>the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings</OL>