heavenward
Also heav·en·wards. toward heaven.
directed toward heaven: heavenward prayer.
Origin of heavenward
1Other words from heavenward
- heav·en·ward·ly, adverb
- heav·en·ward·ness, noun
Words Nearby heavenward
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How to use heavenward in a sentence
They all shared a heavenward lift that one no drug could match.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Mourner’s Playground | Michael Daly | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven William looked a bit nervous as he cast his eyes heavenward.
Street Parties, Helicopters, and Gun Salutes: How the Royal Birth Will Unfold | Tom Sykes | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRaising her hands and face heavenward, she said solemnly: "O God, what have I done that you should be so good to me?"
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsForward goes your strength tending heavenward, rich in offerings, with the ladle full of ghee.
Sacred Books of the East | VariousHer own glorious orbs turned heavenward, a mystic light shone in them, and she raised her arms as if in invocation.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham
Sisters, let us try by all possible means to befriend our own sex and help all who are thrown in our way, heavenward.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love | Elizabeth Ryder WheatonThe prayers and blessings of mother and son, borne heavenward, met in the bosom of their common God and Father.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White
British Dictionary definitions for heavenward
/ (ˈhɛvənwəd) /
directed towards heaven or the sky
a variant of heavenwards
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