whosoever
Americanpronoun
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whomsoever,
objective
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whosesoever
possessive
pronoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of whosoever
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at whoso, ever
Example Sentences
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Besides, the Bible also says that whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Puritan colonists in Massachusetts did the same, fining "whosoever shall be found observing Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way."
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
The result: whosoever objects to the union of these two people, speak now or forever hold your peace.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
It refers to the phrase: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2017
Said I, “We are an army that but waits to be mustered. We shall join whosoever doth free us first.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Luke 12:48 it states: “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required,”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
Norman cited a Bible verse from the book of Luke: “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
There would be on all hands the utmost detestation of whomsoever had been guilty of such cruelty.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
They accuse the prison authorities of violating their constitutional duty under the eighth amendment to provide healthcare wherever, and for whomsoever, it is deemed medically necessary.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
But, whosesoever scheme it was, a more magnificent project of empire, secular and spiritual, has never entered into the heart of man.
From A History of American Christianity by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
"It's a bad word, whosesoever it is," insisted Peter.
From 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God by Mikl?s J?sika
At whosesoever feet the apple falls he will be the bridegroom of that princess.
From The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
That fifteen hundred pounds was going to my father's hand, from whosesoever hand it came, or the loss of it.
From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Charles Kingsley
They are declined as follows: Singular and Plural Nom. who which whoever whosoever Poss. whose of which whosever whosesoever Obj. whom which whomever whomsoever That, what, whichever, whichsoever, whatever, and whatsoever are not declined.
From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
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