"heavenward" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hevenward}} Middle English hevenward, {{m|enm|heveneward}} heveneward, {{m|enm|hefneward}} hefneward, {{suf|en|heaven|ward}} heaven + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} heavenward (not comparable)
  1. Leading or rising toward heaven. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: heavenbound, heavenwards, Heavenwards
    Sense id: en-heavenward-en-adj-coj4Vxi5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 4 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 77 5 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Heavenward

Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hevenward}} Middle English hevenward, {{m|enm|heveneward}} heveneward, {{m|enm|hefneward}} hefneward, {{suf|en|heaven|ward}} heaven + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} heavenward (not comparable)
  1. Toward heaven. Tags: not-comparable Translations (toward heaven): taivasta kohti (Finnish), himmelwärts (German), w niebo (Polish)
    Sense id: en-heavenward-en-adv-0xUwm0dj Disambiguation of 'toward heaven': 86 14
  2. Toward the heavens: skyward; starward. Tags: not-comparable Translations (toward the heavens, skyward): taivasta kohti (Finnish), himmelwärts (German), w niebo (Polish)
    Sense id: en-heavenward-en-adv-trfTM8Ze Disambiguation of 'toward the heavens, skyward': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Heavenward

Download JSON data for heavenward meaning in English (3.1kB)

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