inasmuchadv.

/ɪnəzˈmʌtʃ/

Etymology: originally three words in as much (in northern Middle English in als mikel), subsequently sometimes written as two words, in asmuch, and now (especially since 17th cent.) as one.

I. In phrase inasmuch as.

1. In so far as, to such a degree as, in proportion as, according as.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 206 Þe popis lawes in þis mater ben litil worþ but inasmyche as þei ben groundid of Goddis lawe or of resoun.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19596 Sua aght all preistes mar and less, In als mikel als in þaim es.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxv. 40 In as moche as [Ags. Gosp. swa lange swa; Wyclif as long as] ye have done it vnto won of the leest of these my brethren; ye have done it to me.

1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches sig. Ii Inasmuch as his minde is bent vnto rightuousnesse, he putteth away naughtinesse.

1711 Fingall MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 112 We are bound, inasmuch as it lyes in our power, to make satisfaction.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 32 God is only God inasmuch as he is the Moral Governor of a Moral World.

2. In that; in view of the fact that; seeing that; considering that; on the ground or for the reason that; since, because.

c1386 G. Chaucer Nun's Priest's Tale 601 I haue to yow, quod he, ydoon trespas In as muche [v.r. moche] as I maked yow aferd Whan I yow hente.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xliii. l. 461 For In as Moche as God he was, he Ros Aȝen thorwgh his Owne Gras.

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors Pref. sig. A3^v In as moch as there is no powr but of god.

1557 New Test. (Geneva) Epist. *iij Euery man might fynde him in him selfe: in asmuche as we are all susteined and conserued by his vertue that dwelleth in vs.

1608 S. Hieron 6 Serm. iv. 60 He hath no iust cause to plead against God; inasmuch as the conscience of his owne deserts will stop his mouth.

1771 J. Wesley Serm. I. i. §5 Inasmuch as ‘he was delivered for our sins’.

1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 89 The recitals in the indenture of assignment were false, inasmuch as there never was any indenture of mortgage.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 15 I am unable to reply that I am much the better for seeing you, Pussy, inasmuch as I see nothing of you.

II. Without as.

†3. In an equal or like degree, likewise. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adverb]

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evenOE

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full outa1382

likea1400

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just1551

at once1588

upon the same measure1598

equal1623

equally1634

coequally1643

so1697

inasmuch1732

twinly1913

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because

by reason (that)a1393

by the cause thatc1405

by occasion thatc1425

in respect of1528

inasmuch1732

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > in so much as

insofar thata1464

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insomuch asc1500

inasmuch1732

1732 A. Pope Strange Relation E. Curll in J. Swift et al. Misc.: 3rd Vol. ii. 47 The wisest Man that ever was, and inasmuch the richest, beyond all peradventure, was a Jew.

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单词	inasmuch
释义	inasmuchadv. /ɪnəzˈmʌtʃ/ Etymology: originally three words in as much (in northern Middle English in als mikel), subsequently sometimes written as two words, in asmuch, and now (especially since 17th cent.) as one. I. In phrase inasmuch as. 1. In so far as, to such a degree as, in proportion as, according as. Π c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 206 Þe popis lawes in þis mater ben litil worþ but inasmyche as þei ben groundid of Goddis lawe or of resoun. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19596 Sua aght all preistes mar and less, In als mikel als in þaim es. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxv. 40 In as moche as [Ags. Gosp. swa lange swa; Wyclif as long as] ye have done it vnto won of the leest of these my brethren; ye have done it to me. 1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches sig. Ii Inasmuch as his minde is bent vnto rightuousnesse, he putteth away naughtinesse. 1711 Fingall MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 112 We are bound, inasmuch as it lyes in our power, to make satisfaction. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 32 God is only God inasmuch as he is the Moral Governor of a Moral World. 2. In that; in view of the fact that; seeing that; considering that; on the ground or for the reason that; since, because. Π c1386 G. Chaucer Nun's Priest's Tale 601 I haue to yow, quod he, ydoon trespas In as muche [v.r. moche] as I maked yow aferd Whan I yow hente. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xliii. l. 461 For In as Moche as God he was, he Ros Aȝen thorwgh his Owne Gras. ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors Pref. sig. A3^v In as moch as there is no powr but of god. 1557 New Test. (Geneva) Epist. iij Euery man might fynde him in him selfe: in asmuche as we are all susteined and conserued by his vertue that dwelleth in vs. 1608 S. Hieron 6 Serm.* iv. 60 He hath no iust cause to plead against God; inasmuch as the conscience of his owne deserts will stop his mouth. 1771 J. Wesley Serm. I. i. §5 Inasmuch as ‘he was delivered for our sins’. 1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 89 The recitals in the indenture of assignment were false, inasmuch as there never was any indenture of mortgage. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 15 I am unable to reply that I am much the better for seeing you, Pussy, inasmuch as I see nothing of you. II. Without as. †3. In an equal or like degree, likewise. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adverb] evenlyeOE evenOE evenOE egallyc1374 full outa1382 likea1400 even-forthc1400 unec1540 just1551 at once1588 upon the same measure1598 equal1623 equally1634 coequally1643 so1697 inasmuch1732 twinly1913 the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because by reason (that)a1393 by the cause thatc1405 by occasion thatc1425 in respect of1528 inasmuch1732 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > in so much as insofar thata1464 insameikle1483 insomuch asc1500 inasmuch1732 1732 A. Pope Strange Relation E. Curll in J. Swift et al. Misc.: 3rd Vol. ii. 47 The wisest Man that ever was, and inasmuch the richest, beyond all peradventure, was a Jew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adv.c1380
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