whosoever
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Etymology
Origin of whosoever
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at whoso, ever
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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
I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
And the Hornbeams and the Willie Voltaires and a whole clan named Blackbuck who always gathered in a corner and flipped up their noses like goats at whosoever came near.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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
“May we not suspect, then, that his notion of the ‘Unity of the Deity’ does not quite coincide with the foundation already laid, whosesoever else may?”
From Phaethon by Kingsley, Charles
To which the other answers at once: "Since thou wilt not do this, whosesoever the shame and loss may be, thou must come outside with me and there engage me hand to hand."
From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whosesoever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Dods, Marcus
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 Bacon, Leonard Woolsey
At whosesoever feet the apple falls he will be the bridegroom of that princess.
From The Grey Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
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