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hen-hearted | hen-of-the-woods | hen-peck | henbane | henbit | hence | henceforth | henceforward | henchboy | henchman | hencoop

hence

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Interjection, Conjunction, Adverb
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1 in 1 verses (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

henceadv. [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnān, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.].
  •  From this place; away.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]
    "Arise, let us go hence."  [1913 Webster]
    "I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles."  [1913 Webster]
  •  From this time; in the future; as, a week hence.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
  •  From this reason; therefore; -- as an inference or deduction.  [1913 Webster]
    "Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom."  [1913 Webster]
  •  From this source or origin.  [1913 Webster]
    " Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence; depart hence; away; be gone. “Hence with your little ones.” Shak. -- From hence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage of good writers."  [1913 Webster]
    "All other faces borrowed hence
    Their light and grace.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts?"  [1913 Webster]
    "An ancient author prophesied from hence."  [1913 Webster]
    "Expelled from hence into a world
    Of woe and sorrow.
    "  [1913 Webster]
hencev. t. 
     To send away.  Sir P. Sidney.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hence, adv.
1 from this time (two years hence).
2 for this reason; as a result of inference (hence we seem to be wrong).
3 archaic from here; from this place.

Etymology
ME hens, hennes, henne f. OE heonan f. the root of HE

THESAURUS

hence

accordingly, as a result, away, because of that, because of this, consequently, ergo, for that, for that cause, for that reason, for this cause, for this reason, for which reason, forth, hereat, in the future, off, on that account, on that ground, on this account, out, propter hoc, so, then, thence, thereat, therefor, therefore, therefrom, thereof, thereupon, thus, thusly, thuswise, whence, wherefore, wherefrom

ROGET THESAURUS

hence

Attribution

N attribution, theory, etiology, ascription, reference to, rationale, accounting for, palaetiology, imputation, derivation from, filiation, affiliation, pedigree, explanation, reason why, attributed, attributable, referable to, referrible to, due to, derivable from, owing to, putative, ecbatic, hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to, on that account, from this cause, from that cause, thanks to, forasmuch as, whence, propter hoc, why? wherefore? whence? how comes it, how is it, how happens it? how does it happen? in some way, in some such way, somehow, somehow or other, that is why, hinc illae lachrymae.

Departure

N departure, decession, decampment, embarkation, outset, start, removal, exit, exodus, hejira, flight, leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista, stirrup cup, valedictorian, starting point, starting post, point of departure, point of embarkation, place of departure, place of embarkation, port of embarkation, airport, take-off point, taxiing runway, runway, launching pad, spaceport, departing, valedictory, outward bound, whence, hence, thence, with a foot in the stirrup, on the wing, on the move, Int, begone!, farewell!, adieu!, goodbye!, good day!, au revoir!, fare you well!, God bless you!, God speed!, all aboard!, auf wiedersehen!, au plaisir de vous revoir!, bon voyage!, gluckliche Reise!, vive valeque!.

Reasoning,

N reasoning ratiocination rationalism, dialectics, induction, generalization, discussion, comment, ventilation, inquiry, argumentation, controversy, debate, polemics, wrangling, contention, logomachy, disputation, disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning, deduction, induction, abduction, synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening, lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference, prosyllogism, syllogism, enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema, epagoge, reasoner, logician, dialectician, disputant, controversialist, controvertist, wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist, scientist, eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons, reasoning, rationalistic, argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical, discursory, discursive, disputatious, Aristotelian, eristic, eristical, debatable, controvertible, logical, relevant, for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly, a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another, ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare.


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