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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manward¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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

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