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heavenwards

British  
/ ˈhɛvənwədz /

adverb

  1. towards heaven or the sky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Even in Bristol, where St Mary Redcliffe church has been unrivalled in its heavenwards reach for more than six centuries, there are plans for a 22-storey residential tower that would come close.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2017

As we head east on I-70, ascending heavenwards with every mile, Patrick tells me of his writerly ambitions, and we swap war stories from the trenches of the inkwells.

From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2017

Mists rolled away, snowy peaks, never before scaled by human foot, of the very existence of which one never dreamt, stretched themselves heavenwards.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2013

Witness how players cross themselves and point heavenwards, or put their hands together and pray to the referee to avoid being booked or sent off.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2012

Her lips were parted and her shining eyes turned heavenwards a moment.

From The Promise of Air by Blackwood, Algernon

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