Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun Whoever.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Whoever; whatever person; any person whatever that.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pronoun Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.
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- pronoun
whichever person;whoever
Etymologies
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Examples
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To this something was said before, having proved that the term whosoever is not distributive of the object of the love of God; to which, also, we may add these following reasons: —
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967
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But it is in the word whosoever, which is distributive of the world into those that believe and those that believe not.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967
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It also points to how deep the erosion of legitimacy is in whosoever acts against the will of the people, in whosoever claims to act on God's behalf to oppress his fellow human, including in this case some of the 'supreme' Islamic jurists themselves.
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Thursday June 18) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgmentâ€
Think Progress » O’Reilly Teaches Viewers the True Meaning of Christmas 2005
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To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
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To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
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To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Acts 10. 1999
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Some of these may be especially referred to; but we include them all: for "to Him give all the prophets witness; that in his name whosoever believeth in Him shall have forgiveness of sins."
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"To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins."
God's Plan with Men 1900
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Peter to the household of Cornelius said, "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins."
God's Plan with Men 1900
whichbe commented on the word whosoever
Every one who. (from Phrontistery)
May 24, 2008