otherward

adj, adv — 2 senses

otherward

adj

Etymology From Middle English otherward, other-warde (adverb), equivalent to other + -ward.

1

Toward an other.

  • It should never be forgotten, however, that, under all conditions, both man and wife should exercise prudence, both selfward and otherward, and that each should utterly refuse to gratify self by accepting a sacrifice, however willingly offered […]2001, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex:
  • So an otherward movement akin to searching all things, “even the deep things of God,” is not too unrelated to another key aspect of the divine love: everyone who “abideth in charity abideth in God and God in him” (referring to 1 John 4:16).2014, Elaine Padilla, Divine Enjoyment: A Theology of Passion and Exuberance, Fordham Univ Press, →ISBN:
Antonyms
selfward

otherward

adv

Etymology From Middle English otherward, other-warde (adverb), equivalent to other + -ward.

1

Toward an other.

Antonyms
selfward

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