heavenward

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective directed toward heaven or the sky
  2. adverb toward heaven

Etymology

From Middle English hevenward, heveneward, hefneward, equivalent to heaven + -ward.

In classic literature

Synonyms

skyward

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