# heavenward

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Toward heaven.
2. Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heavenward
