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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
OTHER WORDS FROM heavenward
heav·en·ward·ly, adverbheav·en·ward·ness, nounWords 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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British Dictionary definitions for heavenward
heavenward
/ (ˈhɛvənwəd) /
adjective
directed towards heaven or the sky
adverb
a variant of heavenwards
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