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Zionward(s, adv.|ˈzaɪənwəd(z| [f. Zion + -wards.] Towards Zion; usually fig. heavenwards.
1705R. Smyth Let. 17 Feb. in Lett. J. Pinney (1939) 117, I am sure there are too few yt sett their faces Zionward, here in this Town. 1815A. Burn Mem. (1816) I. 35 The same..Sun of Righteousness to guide our faces Zionward. 1836Hor. Smith Tin Trump., Christianity (1890) 83 They are too polite to travel Zionward in such company. 1861J. Edmond Children's Ch. at Home xxi. 325 The faces of all are Zionwards. |