Whereas vs Moreover - What's the difference?
whereas | moreover |
(obsolete) Where (that).
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.iii:
In contrast; whilst on the contrary.
It being the fact that; inasmuch as
* United States Articles of Confederation
A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
* 1883 , The Insurance Law Journal
* 1908 , United States Congress, Hearings beginning March 9, 1908-April 30, 1908
* 1961 , Aluminum Workers' International Union, Biennial Convention
* 1973 , Canadian Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Proceedings
(conjunctive) In addition to what has been said; furthermore; additionally.
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As adverbs the difference between whereas and moreover
is that whereas is where (that) while moreover is in addition to what has been said; furthermore; additionally.As a conjunction whereas
is in contrast; whilst on the contrary.As a noun whereas
is a clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.whereas
English
Alternative forms
* (rare)Adverb
(-)- And home she came, whereas her mother blynd / Sate in eternall night [...].
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- He came first in the race whereas his brother came last.
- And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union.
Usage notes
* Whereas is used in the second sense principally in legal documents, formal resolutions of corporate bodies, and the like.See also
* thereabout, thereafter, thereagainst, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal * hereabout, hereafter, hereat, hereby, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereunder, hereupon, herewith * whereabouts, whereas, whereafter, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, whereunder, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithalNoun
(es)- ...the promise is stated after a whereas , though the promise is the very gist of the action, yet, such a count so framed, will be held good on demurrer.
- It had a page or so of whereases .
- I feel it is most unfortunate that some of the preambles, prefaces, whereases or whatever you want to call it, are put before motions or before resolutions...
- If it is the desire of any Lodge on the floor that the whereases that were listed in their original Resolution be quoted by the Chairman or by the Secretary...
