An Asiatic tree (Ailanthus altissima) having foliage similar to that of the sumacs and ill-scented staminate flowers, much used in traditional Chinese medicine, but considered invasive and often subject to control efforts.

The philosophical construct that is the basis of the authority of the Son of Heaven.

Any such mandate or blessing.

fortunate, appropriate or providential, as if ordained by God

(idiomatic) An intensifier used with questions.

(idiomatic, euphemistic) Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction. / (idiomatic, euphemistic) Expresses surprise, sometimes pleasant.

(Christianity) A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels. / The place where God rules and reigns.

(idiomatic) May heaven forbid it; expresses the desire that something does not happen.

(dated or humorous) Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen: God forbid, heaven forbid.

plural of tree of heaven