manward

American  

[man-werd] / ˈmæn wərd /

adverb

1. Also manwards. toward humankind.

   The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.

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adjective

1. directed toward humankind.

Etymology

Origin of manward

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

Example Sentences

Because I stole The secret fount of fire, whose bubbles went Over the ferule's brim, and manward sent Art's mighty means and perfect rudiment, That sin I expiate in this agony, Hung here in fetters, 'neath the blanching sky.

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O Earth, our mother; and thou All-seër, arrowy crown Of Sunlight, manward now Look down, Oh, look down!

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Love works no ill, either Godward or manward; therefore, love is the fulfilling of all law.

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All the physical and mental sufferings of Christ came out of His fulfilment of the human ideal, Godward and manward, and were involved in it.

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These topics are inserted in a treatise on ethics, because whatever has a bearing on health, and thus on the capacity for usefulness selfward and manward which constitutes the whole value of this earthly life, is of grave moral significance.

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