Thenceforth
[ðens'fɔːθ;'ðensfɔːθ] or [,θɛns'fɔθ]
Definition
(adv.) From that time; thereafter.
Editor: Thea
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Thence, thenceforward, from that time.
Edited by Ervin
Examples
- The doctor set down sixty-four, and thenceforth the echo moved too fast for him, also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Evil thenceforth became my good. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- These tinctured the silent bosom of the clouds above them and lit up their ephemeral caves, which seemed thenceforth to become scalding caldrons. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And then another case was called, and Mr. George Osborne thenceforth dismissed from these worthy gentlemen's memory. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Thenceforth, to secure his good will, she always spoke to him first, and often gave him drink-money, which he readily received. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Edited by Ervin