Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Toward, to, or in heaven.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Toward heaven.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Toward heaven.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb toward
heaven - adjective which leads toward
heaven
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective directed toward heaven or the sky
- adverb toward heaven
Etymologies
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Examples
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The part I don't understand is, if a batter strikes out, he never points "heavenward", but hit a home run and it's all because of God/Jesus.
Where Was Jesus? Christopher O'Brien 2007
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Falling into a chair, he raised his gaze heavenward.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Dummy, he thought, rolling his eyes heavenward, certain it accounted for the woman's coldness.
Colors vic fortezza 2011
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Barclay directed his tricorder toward a curving metal arm that stretched heavenward, wrapped in a rocky growth that grew all around it.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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How often do we stare heavenward, envious of eagles, hawks, unbound by the curse of earth and weight?
The High Sonora - a sonata in four movements James Lloyd Davis 2011
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Instead she offered a regretful lift of her lips and a heavenward raise of her eyes.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Falling into a chair, he raised his gaze heavenward.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Unconscious of her scrutiny, he leaned his head back against the wall, eyes raised heavenward, muscles in his jaw jumping.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Unconscious of her scrutiny, he leaned his head back against the wall, eyes raised heavenward, muscles in his jaw jumping.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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Instead she offered a regretful lift of her lips and a heavenward raise of her eyes.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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