Emily Dickinson Lexicon

above, adv. [OE abufan.] (webplay: alive, buried, expression, hands, first, higher, last, place, regard).

1. Superior in rank; higher in power; greater in size; advanced in wisdom.
2. From a position watching over.
3. In heaven; in a celestial place; in a higher invisible realm.
4. Higher in position; in contrast with something lower.
5. In the sky; above the earth.