heavenward
3
5.9
- adverb
- /ˈhɛvənˌwərd/
- Literature
:
hacia el cielo
- "Well," said Pete, pressing his fingertips together and looking heavenward, "like the man said, her name is Nicole."
- look heavenward
Examples
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The wind screamed across the ravine, twisting treetops and sending sheets of snow heavenward.
Fiction book (1998) -
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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"Tell me, do you think home is somewhere up there?" As she spoke, she looked heavenward.
Fiction book (1990) -
Terrified, he looks heavenward, as if crying for help.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Oh," Aunt cries, raising her eyes heavenward to address my dead uncle.
Fiction book (1999) -
"A tough broad," AI said, then paused and cast his eyes heavenward.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tendrils of smoke journeyed heavenward along invisible pathways.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mariam Khala looked heavenward and raised her hands and shoulders in a gesture of resignation to a higher will.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the fireworks exploded in the night sky, everyone looked heavenward in awe.
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The church steeple pointed heavenward, reaching toward the clouds above.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a higher place or moving to a higher level
74
1.3
In a higher direction
56
1.0
Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount
1
3.2
Up toward the sky
Toward the sky or upward
Something that points toward the stars or outer space
Toward outer space
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heavenward comes from heaven and the little ending -ward, which means 'toward', as in homeward or forward. So heavenward means moving or looking 'toward' the sky or heaven.