Word of the Day: Hither

hither

hith-er /  hĭth-ər

adjective

1. closer; on this or the nearer side

Here between the hither and the farther shore

While time is withdrawn, consider the future

And the past with an equal mind.

From “The Dry Salvages” by T. S. Eliot, 1888 – 1965

adverb

1. to this place

Learn to commend thy daily acts to God, so shall the dry every-day duties of common life be steps to heaven, and lift thy heart hither.

Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1800 – 1882