heavenward
adverb
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L191740 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L337300 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward.
- Leading or rising toward heaven.
“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.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward.
- Toward heaven.
- Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.
“She rolled her eyes heavenward in exasperation.”