Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- conj. Because of the fact that; since.
- conj. To the extent that; insofar as.
Wiktionary
- conj. because of the fact that; since
- conj. to the extent that; insofar as
Examples
“The Emirs sent Master Nicholas, who knew Arabic, to the King, who spoke to the King thus: "Sir, the Emirs are very indignant, inasmuch as they took whatever oath you required of them, but that you will not take the oath they require of you; and you may be sure, that unless you take it, they will have you beheaded you and all your followers.”
“This fresco, which was important inasmuch as it contained the germ of the "Disputa", merely reproduces the arrangement of Fra Bartolommeo's "Last Judgment".”
“A man and an ox are both ‘animal’, and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases: for if a man should state in what sense each is an animal, the statement in the one case would be identical with that in the other.”
“Sorcery may be distinguished from witchcraft, inasmuch as the sorcerer attempted to command evil spirits by the aid of charms, etc., whereas the witch or wizard was supposed to have made a pact with the Evil One; though both terms have been rather loosely used, "sorcery" being sometimes employed as a synonym for "necromancy".”
“For this reason Aristotle called this species of justice corrective, inasmuch as it corrects and remedies the inequality which an act of injustice produces between the injurer and the party injured.”
“And inasmuch as the Manassas Gap Railroad ran past Front Royal, at the northern end of the Luray Valley, to take Front Royal was to break the line of supply of an enemy in the main Valley.”
“Telesius has justly observed that there is in the air itself a certain original light, though faint and weak, and hardly of any use to the eyes of men and most animals; inasmuch as animals to whose sense this light is adapted see in the dark, which it is hardly to be believed they do either without light, or by a light within.”
“But the direction is likewise much influenced by habit; inasmuch as nerve-force passes readily along accustomed channels.”
“For pallor and duskiness of complexion are called qualities, inasmuch as we are said to be such and such in virtue of them, not only if they originate in natural constitution, but also if they come about through long disease or sunburn, and are difficult to remove, or indeed remain throughout life.”
“The fifteenth-century alchemist THOMAS NORTON was peculiar in his views, inasmuch as he denied that metals have seed.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘inasmuch as’.
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Arbitrary words
A young boy's quest to find a paradigm of "the perfect word."
preponderating, extol, antiquated, aphorism, corollary, blithe, acclivity, abnegate, inasmuch as, averred, cessation, bilious and 7 more...
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Adverbs
handy words to replace however, nevertheless and such.
whereby, thereupon, moreover, furthermore, henceforth, thus far, hitherto, therefrom, wherein, inasmuch as, insofar as, notwithstanding
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c.ylv
sorcery, whitcraft, obscure, semantic, fortuitous, trickery, deception, doubt, reborrowing, practise, hence, sorcerer and 4 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for inasmuch as.
biligsiz There is no excuse not to call her inasmuch as I've gave you some advice. ( tavsiye verilmiş olması göz önüne alınıyor.) Jan 22, 2013
biligsiz He's really angry with me inasmuch as he haven't phoned me for 3 days. (Beni aramadığına göre...)
Jan 22, 2013