heaven-pointingadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛvnˌpɔɪntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛv(ə)nˌpɔɪn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., pointing adj.

Etymology: < heaven n. + pointing adj.

Pointing upward to heaven; pointing up into the sky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > towards the sky or heavens

skyward1792

heavenward1796

heaven-pointing1823

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > extending upwards

uptrailedc1440

assurgent1578

heaven-pointing1823

uplong1875

1823 M. W. Shelley Valperga II. vii. 165 To behold the heaven-pointing cypress with unbent spire sleep in the stirless air.

1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ix. 333 One heaven-pointing pyramid.

1926 Amer. Speech 1 385/2 There was a hand with a heaven-pointing forefinger.

2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. nw2 We all beheld the Norman tower, topped with heaven-pointing, upright rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heaven-pointing
释义	heaven-pointingadj. Brit. /ˈhɛvnˌpɔɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛv(ə)nˌpɔɪn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heaven n., pointing adj. Etymology: < heaven n. + pointing adj. Pointing upward to heaven; pointing up into the sky. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > towards the sky or heavens skyward1792 heavenward1796 heaven-pointing1823 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > extending upwards uptrailedc1440 assurgent1578 heaven-pointing1823 uplong1875 1823 M. W. Shelley Valperga II. vii. 165 To behold the heaven-pointing cypress with unbent spire sleep in the stirless air. 1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ix. 333 One heaven-pointing pyramid. 1926 Amer. Speech 1 385/2 There was a hand with a heaven-pointing forefinger. 2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. nw2 We all beheld the Norman tower, topped with heaven-pointing, upright rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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