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- By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
I hid myself because I was afraid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Be*cause" (&?;), conj. [OE. bycause;
by + cause.] 1. By or for the cause
that; on this account that; for the reason that. Milton.
2. In order that; that. [Obs.]
And the multitude rebuked them because they should
hold their peace.
Matt. xx. 31.
Because of, by reason of, on account of.
[Prep. phrase.]
Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon
the children of disobedience.
Eph. v. 6.
Syn. -- Because, For, Since, As,
Inasmuch As. These particles are used, in certain connections, to
assign the reason of a thing, or that "on account of" which it is or
takes place. Because (by cause) is the strongest and most emphatic;
as, I hid myself because I was afraid. For is not quite so
strong; as, in Shakespeare, "I hate him, for he is a Christian."
Since is less formal and more incidental than because; as, I
will do it since you request me. It more commonly begins a sentence;
as, Since your decision is made, I will say no more. As is
still more incidental than since, and points to some existing fact
by way of assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be out
of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to carry with it a kind
of qualification which does not belong to the rest. Thus, if we say,
I am ready to accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the
best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this understanding that we can
accept it.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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