Thenceforth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːθ/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Thenceforth is an adverb meaning From that time on.
Meaning
From that time on.
Example Sentences
Here his hand trembled as he set his pen to the proclamation that declared slaves thenceforth and forever free.
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.
...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.
1927-1929 — Mahatma Gandhi, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth, "Nirbal Ke Bala Rama", translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai I decided to act thenceforth with great caution; not to leave the house, but somehow leave Portsmouth.
Synonyms for thenceforth
Depending on context, synonyms include thenceforward, thenceforwards, thereafter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thereafter, thenceforward, thenceforwards, henceforth, henceforward, thenceafter.
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