heavenward

English

Alternative forms

• Heavenward

Etymology

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

Adverb

heavenward (not comparable)

1. Toward heaven.
2. Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.

Antonyms

• earthward, groundward

Translations

toward heaven

• Finnish: taivasta kohti
• German: himmelwärts (de)
• Polish: w niebo

toward the heavens, skyward

• Finnish: taivasta kohti
• German: himmelwärts (de)
• Polish: w niebo

Adjective

heavenward (not comparable)

1. Leading or rising toward heaven.
   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XL, page 62:

     ⁠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.

Synonyms

• heavenbound
• heavenwards
• Heavenwards

Anagrams

• handweaver