English Explanatory Dictionary

heavenward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Toward heaven.
  2. Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.
adj
  1. Leading or rising toward heaven.

Word forms

heavenward

Etymology

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

Synonyms

heavenbound heavenwards

Antonyms

earthward groundward

Derived words

heavenwardly heavenwardness
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