heavenward

[ hev-uh n-werd ]

/ ˈhɛv ən wərd /

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adverb

Also heav·en·wards. toward heaven.

adjective

directed toward heaven: heavenward prayer.

RELATED WORDS

upward, skyward, higher, uphill

Nearby words

Origin of heavenward

First recorded in 1200–50, heavenward is from the Middle English word hevenward. See heaven, -ward

Related formsheav·en·ward·ly, adverbheav·en·ward·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for heavenward

They all shared a heavenward lift that one no drug could match.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Mourner’s Playground|Michael Daly|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Read, 'A heavenward and instructed soul,' and I should be satisfied.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
I will yet know who the maidens are, that weep at will, and heavenward cast their neck-veils?
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
There are indeed those to whom sorrow comes like a messenger from the skies above, and lifts them heavenward on its wings.
Lectures on Russian Literature|Ivan Panin

The Word of God is the great chart given to enlighten our understandings and guide us heavenward.
Philosopher Jack|R.M. Ballantyne
(This is called the ascent of the vital air in its heavenward journey).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

British Dictionary definitions for heavenward

heavenward

/ (ˈhɛvənwəd) /

adjective

directed towards heaven or the sky

adverb

a variant of heavenwards

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