heavenward

[ hev-uhn-werd ]
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adverb
  1. Also heav·en·wards. toward heaven.

adjective
  1. directed toward heaven: heavenward prayer.

Origin of heavenward

1
First recorded in 1200–50, heavenward is from the Middle English word hevenward.See heaven, -ward

Other 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

  • 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 Wheaton
  • The 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

heavenward

/ (ˈhɛvənwəd) /


adjective
  1. directed towards heaven or the sky

adverb
  1. a variant of heavenwards

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