"heavenwards" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: heaven + -wards Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heaven|wards}} heaven + -wards Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} heavenwards (not comparable)
  1. Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-heavenwards-en-adv-K9UD5w8A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wards

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          "ref": "1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 127",
          "text": "Nabby Adams had nearly fallen, but six feet eight inches of integrity had reared itself heavenwards just in time.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 62",
          "text": "'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame.",
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        "Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens."
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          "sky",
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