heavenwards

/ ˈhɛvənwədz /

adverb

1. towards heaven or the sky

Example Sentences

“A tower is like a finger pointing heavenwards, reminding men of their supernatural destiny and forbidding them to be so engrossed in the pleasures and cares of earth as to forget their only true home.”

From Washington Times

Now, just before he kneeled beside them, he saw a feathery yellow flame rise from the boy and ascend heavenwards.

From The Guardian

It’s not – cue wry remark, halo, eyebrow, now trademark look heavenwards – but it is for the show.

From The Guardian

Even in Bristol, where St Mary Redcliffe church has been unrivalled in its heavenwards reach for more than six centuries, there are plans for a 22-storey residential tower that would come close.

From The Guardian

As we head east on I-70, ascending heavenwards with every mile, Patrick tells me of his writerly ambitions, and we swap war stories from the trenches of the inkwells.

From Washington Times