I. ˈgädwə(r)d adverb
or god·wards -)dz
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English godward, from god + -ward
1. : with reference to God
you are the most temperate man Godward and the most intemperate yourselfward — Jonathan Swift
2. : toward God
as if, being in the world, their tendency was Godward — Elizabeth B. Browning
any heart, turned Godwards, feels more joy in one short hour of prayer — P.J.Bailey
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: directed or tending toward God
the student of theological questions is actually living either a Godward or a godless life — Walter Moberly