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
"Whosoever is behind it and whosoever hatched the conspiracy will be unveiled and those who are behind it will be arrested," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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 Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
I went to her, thinking, Let them break down the door, whosoever will, let them come.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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
It is correct that the minister has a discretion to appoint whomsoever he wants and that there was no statutory obligation to appoint a trade union representative to the relevant council.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2013
No doubt I should have been miserable whomsoever she had favoured; but a worthier object would have caused me a different kind and degree of distress.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Whatever might have been the cause, or whosesoever the fault, one duty, paramount to all others, was before me, namely, to maintain and preserve at once the Constitution and the integrity of the Federal Republic.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 by Abraham Lincoln
Tiu libro estas tre malpura, kies ajn ĝi estas = That book is very dirty, whosesoever it is.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox
The six heretical propositions which have gone before are enunciated with sufficient clearness to enable me to prove, without any difficulty, that, whosesoever they are, they are not mine.
From Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
During the feast, they gave a wreath of beautiful flowers to their daughter and said, “Throw this into the air, and on whosesoever head it falls, that one will be to thee a husband.”
From Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India by Katherine Neville Fleeson
He reverenceth a courtier's servant's servant; is first his own slave, and then whosesoever looketh big.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
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