Noun : to study the whys and wherefores of a situation. From Dictionary.com.
Adverb : wherefore let us be grateful. From Dictionary.com.
The "wherefore" is resumed from Heb 12: 1. lift up -- In Isa 35: 3, from which Paul here quotes, it is, "Strengthen ye the weak hands.". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?. From Wordnik.com. [Dipodic Verse : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Where and wherefore is the vein of resistance to online media?. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Talking to Jamaican writer and blogger Marlon James] Reference
The what's what should typify written reputation layman's terms wherefore that it is easily understood. From Wordnik.com. [Donald Trump News and Information] Reference
Now wherefore is it so?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
But wherefore is this ado?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Brain, brain wherefore art thou?. From Wordnik.com. [One of these days…] Reference
In Him its sole reward, its only 'wherefore' lies. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Singers of Germany] Reference
That 'wherefore' takes us back to the words before it, And what are these?. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)] Reference
(Incidentally, "wherefore" actually means "why" in that sentence, my hugely erudite handlers inform me.). From Wordnik.com. [CNET News.com]
The 'wherefore' at the beginning of my text seems to refer to the whole of the verses that deal with that subject. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John] Reference
"wherefore," said the governor, "I am ordered to demand reparation, and in case of refusal to declare war against you.". From Wordnik.com. [Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV] Reference
"wherefore," interrupted by the parenthesis confirming the argument from Ps 95: 7-11, is completed at Heb 3: 12, "Take heed," &c. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
"wherefore" does not imply reward of virtue or conduct in the Word, but the reason why he came down to us, and of the Spirit's anointing, which took place in him for our sakes. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)] Reference
"Oh thou of little faith; wherefore didst thou doubt.". From Wordnik.com. [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference
And he said: Dost thou know wherefore I am come to thee?. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 32: Daniel The Challoner Revision] Reference
Experience live theater, then tell me what you felt and wherefore. From Wordnik.com. [Lauren Gunderson: Wherefore Theater? Why Is the Ancient Art Still Here?] Reference
Now, a creation none can destroy but a creator, wherefore, here is comfort. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
But when I was a little come to myself again, I asked him wherefore he served me so. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
And wherefore doth he thus, but to beget an expectation in them of their salvation and deliverance?. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 46: 2 Machabees The Challoner Revision] Reference
Good opportunities are God's seasons for doing the work; wherefore, watch for them and take them as they come. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
There is a why and a wherefore for everything, therefore clear away the dark clouds that lie between you and Truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Behold the doors of the orchard are shut, and nobody seeth us, and we are in love with thee: wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 32: Daniel The Challoner Revision] Reference
We pass through the midst of their mirth and their laughter without understanding the wherefore, so totally do they differ from our own. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The time of her fall is not certainly known by the saints, nor at all believed by her; wherefore her plagues must come unlooked for by her. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
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