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heavenwards

heavenwards adverb: upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.

Adverb

heavenwards (not comparable)

  1. Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
    • Nabby Adams had nearly fallen, but six feet eight inches of integrity had reared itself heavenwards just in time.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy; 1), London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 127
    • 'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame.1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 62

Origin of heavenwards

From heaven + -wards.

Questions about heavenwards

What does heavenwards mean?
Heavenwards means upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
What part of speech is heavenwards?
Heavenwards is an adverb.

Words near heavenwards in the dictionary

  1. heavenscapes
  2. heavensful
  3. heavenward
  4. heavenwardly
  5. heavenwardness
  6. heavenwards
  7. heavenwood
  8. heaver
  9. heavers
  10. heaves
  11. heaves in sight

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