himmelwärts

German

Etymology

Himmel +‎ -wärts

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪməlˌvɛʁt͡s/
• Hyphenation: him‧mel‧wärts

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

himmelwärts

1. skywards (toward the physical sky)
2. heavenward (toward the metaphysical heaven)
   • 2018 May 14, Erich Liegmahl, Halbwegs Himmelwärts: Der Gute-Gedanken-Sammelband (Gute Gedanken)‎^[1], BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC:

     Alles geschieht, um uns klüger zu machen - haben wir genug verstanden, schickt der Tod uns himmelwärts.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “himmelwärts” in Duden online