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Definition of Heavenwardly
1. Adverb. Toward heaven. "He pointed heavenward"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heavenwardly
Literary usage of Heavenwardly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1845)
"... The banners waved, and music's strain Rose soft and heavenwardly ;— And blue
waves raced to seize the ring Which glided through them glittering. ..."
2. The Sunny South; Or, The Southerner at Home, Embracing Five Years by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1860)
"... as I write, her eyes rest lovingly upon me, with a mother's deep lore—while
gratitude for my return in safety and health fills her soul heavenwardly. ..."
3. Library of Choice Literature and Encyclopaedia of Universal Authorship by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon (1893)
"Came forth the Doge and all his train, And sailed upon the sea; The banners waved,
and music's strain Rose soft and heavenwardly ; And blue waves raced to ..."
4. Festus: A Poem by Philip James Bailey (1903)
"Came forth the Doge and all his train, And sailed upon the sea; The banners waved,
and music's strain Rose soft and heavenwardly ; And blue waves raced to ..."
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