In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
THENCE
therefore, hence, thence, thus, so
(adverb) (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; “therefore X must be true”; “the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory”; “we were young and thence optimistic”; “it is late and thus we must go”; “the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted”
thence, therefrom
(adverb) from that place or from there; “proceeded thence directly to college”; “flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow”; “roads that lead therefrom”
thence, therefrom, thereof
(adverb) from that circumstance or source; “atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible”- W.V.Quine; “a natural conclusion follows thence”; “public interest and a policy deriving therefrom”; “typhus fever results therefrom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
thence (not comparable)
(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.
(literary) Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
(archaic) From that time; thenceforth; thereafter
Antonyms
• thither
Anagrams
• techne
Source: Wiktionary
Thence, adv. Etym: [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see -wards) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. thanon, thanan, thonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannan, danan, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See That.]
1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Mark vi. 11.
Note: It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from before thence. Cf. Hence, Whence. Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. Gen. xxvii. 45.
2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter. There shall be no more thence an infant of days. Isa. lxv. 20.
3. For that reason; therefore. Not to sit idle with so great a gift Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him. Milton.
4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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