heavenwards - Glite Dictionary

Examples

With a silent prayer, she gazed heavenwards as the sun set behind the hills.
The birds soared heavenwards, disappearing into the afternoon sky.
As the choir sang, incense drifted heavenwards in the old cathedral.
She looked heavenwards and prayed for guidance.
The birds soared heavenwards, singing joyfully as they flew high in the sky.
As the balloon floated heavenwards, the children watched in awe.
During the ceremony, the fireworks shot heavenwards, lighting up the night sky.

Synonyms

upward

vsheavenwards

74 1.3

In a higher direction

is specifically toward sky or heaven rather than any higher place

upwards

vsheavenwards

56 1.0

Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount

focuses on the sky or spiritual upward direction not general increase

heavenward

vsheavenwards

Literature

3 5.9

In a direction up toward the sky or heaven, often with a spiritual meaning

is identical in meaning but written with a final s variant

skyward

vsheavenwards

1 3.2

Up toward the sky

emphasizes movement toward heaven or spiritual upward direction

cloudward

vsheavenwards

8.2

Upward toward the clouds

is more general indicating ascent to sky or heaven

starward

vsheavenwards

8.5

Something that points toward the stars or outer space

refers to sky or heaven rather than distant stars or space

spaceward

vsheavenwards

7.7

Toward outer space

means toward sky or heaven not specifically beyond atmosphere

spacewards

vsheavenwards

8.2

Moving toward outer space

is upward toward sky or heaven not travel out to space

Antonyms

downwards

9 1.0

Toward a lower place, level, or position

earthward

1 4.9

Toward the ground from above

How High

heavenwards

Literature

6.2

skyward

1 3.2

upward

56 1.1

Surface Forms

heavenwards positive

Morphology

heavenwards = heaven (transparent) = heaven + wards

The adverb is directly formed by adding the directional suffix '-wards' to 'heaven', so the meaning 'toward heaven/upward' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Heavenwards comes from heaven and the ending -wards, where -wards means 'toward' and appears in simple words like forward or homewards. So heavenwards is a handy way to say moving or looking 'toward' the sky or up, either in a real or a felt sense.