heavenward
adverb or adjective
heav·en·ward ˈhe-vən-wərd 
: toward heaven
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The encounter, called Nirtzah, which means may God hear our words favorably, includes songs that allow our hearts and souls to soar heavenward. 
Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2022 Head tossed up and back, eyes fixed heavenward, Lucretia is about to stab herself to death. Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022 On Sunday, he was somersaulted heavenward by cornerback Kenny Moore at the end of a 3-yard run on the 49ers’ first drive. Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 In December, Elon Musk tweeted a slightly risqué image of a Franciscan monk, eyes cast heavenward, hands clasped in prayer, trying to resist the sultry allure of Bitcoin. Eben Shapiro, Time, 21 Mar. 2021 As the chorus soared, earnest hands were raised heavenward—including the hands of my parents, who were always moved by this song to forgo their customary physical reticence. James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020 There are no gunshots, no police, no struggle except inner turmoil, erupting now and again, sending the men’s arms heavenward, their torsos twisting. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020 Perhaps the most arresting feature in this panorama is the stage: a towering neoclassical structure with Doric columns that soar heavenward. Suspended from the columns are banners emblazoned with the letters QU, for Quaranteen University. Pia Ceres, Wired, 11 May 2020 A couple dozen paddlefish huddle together in a five-gallon jug with their translucent paddles raised heavenward, looking like congregants at an extraterrestrial prayer meeting. Richard Conniff, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019 See More
Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2022 Head tossed up and back, eyes fixed heavenward, Lucretia is about to stab herself to death. Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022 On Sunday, he was somersaulted heavenward by cornerback Kenny Moore at the end of a 3-yard run on the 49ers’ first drive. Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 In December, Elon Musk tweeted a slightly risqué image of a Franciscan monk, eyes cast heavenward, hands clasped in prayer, trying to resist the sultry allure of Bitcoin. Eben Shapiro, Time, 21 Mar. 2021 As the chorus soared, earnest hands were raised heavenward—including the hands of my parents, who were always moved by this song to forgo their customary physical reticence. James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020 There are no gunshots, no police, no struggle except inner turmoil, erupting now and again, sending the men’s arms heavenward, their torsos twisting. Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020 Perhaps the most arresting feature in this panorama is the stage: a towering neoclassical structure with Doric columns that soar heavenward. Suspended from the columns are banners emblazoned with the letters QU, for Quaranteen University. Pia Ceres, Wired, 11 May 2020 A couple dozen paddlefish huddle together in a five-gallon jug with their translucent paddles raised heavenward, looking like congregants at an extraterrestrial prayer meeting. Richard Conniff, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above