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.

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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 knows, heaven-born, heaven-sent, heavenly, heavenly days, heavenward, heavenwards, heaves, heavier-than-air, heavily, heaviside
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Words related to heavenward

upward, skyward, higher, uphill

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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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