| 释义 |
selfward, adv. and a. Chiefly U.S.|ˈsɛlfwəd|
[f. self n. + -ward.]
A. adv. Towards or in the direction of oneself.
1887Springfield (Mass.) Republ. 8 Oct., Contrary to the beneficent law of his being, he [viz. man] exercised this choice selfward.
B. adj. Tending or directed towards oneself.
1888Advance (Chicago) 15 Nov., I wonder if other ministers are prone to fall into this habit of selfward praying. 1888Gibson Christ. acc. to Chr. (1889) 3 The relative proportions of the Godward and selfward sides of the Christian life. 1907R. J. Campbell in Hibbert Jrnl. Jan. 340 Every possible activity of human nature is either wholeward or selfward.
Hence ˈselfwardness.
1889Advance (Chicago) 28 Mar., The selfwardness of piety which Lent emphasizes. |