Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
manward [man-werd] ExamplesWord Origin adverb
- Also man·wards. toward humankind: The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.
adjective
- directed toward humankind.
Origin of manward late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at man1, -ward Examples from the Web for manward Historical Examples of manward
The compassion was the manward expression of the passion for the Father.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
S. D. Gordon
There are two relations that we hold: one Godward, and the other manward.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882
The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
I have spoken of sacrifice as one of the two outward, manward traits of His character.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
S. D. Gordon
And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender–not manward, but Godward: an utter yielding of our best.
I. Lilias Trotter
“Intuition, on the manward side of it at least, doesn’t go,” he was saying with half-boyish candor.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
Francis Lynde