heavenwards en · ADV
Etymology
From heaven + -wards.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
“I reckon that I was going to die and then they, whoever they are” – she [Tracey Emin] glances heavenwards – “they said, ‘I don’t think she’s all bad. Let’s give her another go, see what she can do.’”
2026 February 14, Charlotte Higgins, “‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame.
1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 62:Nabby Adams had nearly fallen, but six feet eight inches of integrity had reared itself heavenwards just in time.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy; 1), London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 127: