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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If underneath all else that driving purpose, that warm, intense love-power, that yearning desire, is Godward, and manward, and world-ward, that becomes a prayer, a continual prayer.
From Quiet Talks with World Winners by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
Love works no ill, either Godward or manward; therefore, love is the fulfilling of all law.
From Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day by Brown, Charles Reynolds
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.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
It is a double opportunity: manward and Satanward.
From Quiet Talks on Prayer by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
The aim must always include both the Godward and the manward obligations; the first and the second great commandments are of equal rank; what needs to be insisted on is the impossibility of divorcing them.
From The Church and Modern Life by Gladden, Washington
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