heavenward

[ hev-uhn-werd ]

/ ˈhɛv ən wərd /

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adverb

Also heav·en·wards. toward heaven.

adjective

directed toward heaven: heavenward prayer.

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Origin of heavenward

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

OTHER WORDS FROM heavenward

heav·en·ward·ly, adverbheav·en·ward·ness, noun

Words nearby heavenward

heaven-born, heaven knows, heavenly, heavenly days, heaven-sent, heavenward, heavenwards, heave-off hinge, heaves, heave to, heavier-than-air

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How to use heavenward in a sentence

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
Even William looked a bit nervous as he cast his eyes heavenward.
Street Parties, Helicopters, and Gun Salutes: How the Royal Birth Will Unfold|Tom Sykes|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Raising her hands and face heavenward, she said solemnly: "O God, what have I done that you should be so good to me?"
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
Forward goes your strength tending heavenward, rich in offerings, with the ladle full of ghee.
Sacred Books of the East|Various

Her own glorious orbs turned heavenward, a mystic light shone in them, and she raised her arms as if in invocation.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Sisters, let us try by all possible means to befriend our own sex and help all who are thrown in our way, heavenward.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
The prayers and blessings of mother and son, borne heavenward, met in the bosom of their common God and Father.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White

British Dictionary definitions for heavenward

heavenward

/ (ˈhɛvənwəd) /

adjective

directed towards heaven or the sky

adverb

a variant of heavenwards

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heavenward

Origin of heavenward

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British Dictionary definitions for heavenward