manward
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of manward
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at man, -ward
Example Sentences
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Can we form any mental picture of the actual animal forms that the manward impulse has traveled through?
From Time and Change by John Burroughs
And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender--not manward, but Godward: an utter yielding of our best.
From Parables of the Cross by I. Lilias Trotter
It is a double opportunity: manward and Satanward.
From Quiet Talks on Prayer by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
If they were prophets on the manward side, they were evidently pupils on the Godward side.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by A. J. (Adoniram Judson) Gordon
O Earth, our mother; and thou All-seër, arrowy crown Of Sunlight, manward now Look down, Oh, look down!
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
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