adjective.Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
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adverb.
toward heaven
Word Usage
"For man can reinforce his own strength by other powers which will urge him on upwards towards the infinite; before him who sleeps is the invisible ladder of Jacob, trodden by angels who call him heavenwards, that is, towards the supernatural life."