Heavenward

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Leading or rising toward heaven. not-comparable

    "⁠Thy spirit ere our fatal loss ⁠Did ever rise from high to higher; ⁠As mounts the heavenward altar-fire, As flies the lighter thro’ the gross."

Adjective
  1. 1
    directed toward heaven or the sky wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Toward heaven. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Toward the heavens: skyward; starward. not-comparable

    "She rolled her eyes heavenward in exasperation."

Adverb
  1. 1
    toward heaven wordnet

Synonyms

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clockwisecounterclockwiseheavenboundheavenwardlyheavenwardlyheavenwards

Example

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"Far below, the placid waters of the Mediterranean seemed to catch the blue of the sky, keep some of it and fling the rest up heavenward again."

Etymology

From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward.

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