heavenwards

heavenwards
heaven ► NOUN 1) a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and of the good after death, often depicted as being above the sky. 2) (the heavens) literary the sky. 3) informal a place or state of supreme bliss. 4) (also heavens) used in exclamations as a substitute for ‘God’.
● the heavens open — Cf. ↑the heavens open
● in seventh heaven — Cf. ↑in seventh heaven
● move heaven and earth to do — Cf. ↑move heaven and earth to do
DERIVATIVES heavenward adjective & adverb heavenwards adverb.
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • heavenwards — heavenward UK [ˈhev(ə)nwə(r)d] / US [ˈhev(ə)nwərd] or heavenwards UK [ˈhev(ə)nwə(r)dz] / US [ˈhev(ə)nwərdz] adverb literary upwards …   English dictionary

  • heavenwards — adverb Date: 1650 heavenward …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heavenwards — See heavenward. * * * …   Universalium

  • heavenwards — adjective Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens …   Wiktionary

  • heavenwards — heav·en·wards || hevnwÉ™(r)dz adv. toward the sky, skyward; toward heaven …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heavenwards — heav·en·wards …   English syllables

  • heavenwards — /ˈhɛvənwədz/ (say hevuhnwuhdz) adverb towards heaven. Also, heavenward …  

  • heavenwards — adverb toward heaven he pointed heavenward • Syn: ↑heavenward, ↑heavenwardly …   Useful english dictionary

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  • heavenward — 1. adverb toward heaven 2. adjective which leads toward heaven Syn: heavenwards, Heavenwards …   Wiktionary

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