With reference to death and the afterlife: from this world, from this life; in the next world.

The direction leading towards death. Only in †to (one's) deathward, to the deathward: towards death, to one's death. Cf. lifeward, n. archaic and rare…

From this world; out of this life. (baith) heir and hyne, both in this world and the next. Obsolete.

a door imagined to stand between life and death; a near approach to, or great danger of, death, esp. through illness; chiefly in at death's door…

To the afterlife, heaven, or some other place of future existence; (also) to the grave. Also in to go home: to die. Cf. home, n.1 3, welcome, n.2 2c.

In the direction of death, towards death.

= deathward, adv.

Towards the dust; towards death or the grave.