Thenceforth vs Whence - What's the difference?
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As adverbs the difference between thenceforth and whence is that thenceforth is from that time on while whence is from where; from which place or source. As a conjunction whence is (literary|poetic) ( used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated).
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thenceforth English
Adverb
From that time on.
* 1774 —
- ...to the end, that all such foes to the rights of British-America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies of American liberty; and thenceforth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her.
* 1851 — ch 63
- Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions.
* 1861 — ch VI
- The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.
* 1927-1929' —
- I decided to act thenceforth with great caution; not to leave the house, but somehow leave Portsmouth.
* 1994 — (12 Feb)
- Here his hand trembled as he set his pen to the proclamation that declared slaves thenceforth and forever free.
Synonyms
* (from that time on): thenceforward, thenceforwards
Related terms
* henceforth
* thence
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whence English
Adverb
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From where; from which place or source.
- Whence came I?
- "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
* 1818 , (Mary Shelley), , Chapter 4:
- Whence , I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed?
* 1898 , , Chapter 3:
- At first I could not tell what this new sound was, nor whence it came, and now it seemed a little noise close by, and now a great noise in the distance. And then it grew nearer and more defined, and in a moment I knew it was the sound of voices talking.
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Usage notes
* This word is uncommon in modern usage; from where'' is now usually substituted (as in the example sentence: ''Where did I come from?'' or ''From where did I come? ). It is now chiefly encountered in older works, or in poetic or literary writing.
* From whence has a strong literary precedent, appearing in Shakespeare and the King James Bible as well as in the writings of numerous Victorian-era writers. In recent times, however, it has been criticized as redundant by usage commentators.
Conjunction
( English Conjunctions)
(literary, poetic) (used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated)
- The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
- I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.
Antonyms
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