| 释义 |
Godwards, adv.|ˈgɒdwədz|
[f. as prec.: see -wards.]
= Godward adv. (Orig. to Godwards: see towards.)
c1560R. Morice in Lett. Lit. Men (Camden) 25 Manifest blasphemy to Godwards. c1645Howell Lett. (1650) II. xi. 22 What the Eye of a Bat is to the Sun, the same is all human understanding to Godwards. 1758S. Hayward Serm. 1 But they never enquire into their state God-wards. 1839Bailey Festus (1848) 25/1 Any heart, turned Godwards, feels more joy In one short hour of prayer [etc.]. 1850Robertson Serm. Ser. iii. ii. (1872) 20 When we speak of the Church we generally mean a society to aid men in their progress God-wards. |