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otherward

otherward adjective: toward an other.

Adjective

otherward (not comparable)

  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

Adverb

otherward (not comparable)

  1. Toward an other.
    Synonyms:
    otherwards

Synonyms of otherward

Antonyms

Origin of otherward

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

Questions about otherward

What does otherward mean?
Otherward means toward an other.
What part of speech is otherward?
Otherward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near otherward in the dictionary

  1. others
  2. othersome
  3. otherspace
  4. othertimes
  5. otherwaise
  6. otherward
  7. otherwards
  8. otherways
  9. otherweise
  10. otherwhat
  11. otherwhen

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