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manward

[ man-werd ]

adverb

  1. Also manwards. toward humankind:

    The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.



adjective

  1. directed toward humankind.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manward1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; man, -ward
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Example Sentences

His faith, according to this language, goes out manward as well as Godward.

And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender--not manward, but Godward: an utter yielding of our best.

"Intuition, on the manward side of it at least, doesn't go," he was saying with half-boyish candor.

No living form of animal is on its way manward, or can by any possibility develop into man.

I have spoken of sacrifice as one of the two outward, manward traits of His character.

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