heavenward adverb 2adjective 1 adverb2 •Toward heaven (place of the afterlife). •Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.She rolled her eyes heavenward in exasperation. adjective1 •Leading or rising toward heaven.Thy spirit ere our fatal loss Did ever rise from high to higher; As mounts the heavenward altar-fire, As flies the lighter thro’ the gross. — 1850
