Associations to the word «Wherefore»

Wiktionary

WHEREFORE, adverb. (conjunctive) (archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
WHEREFORE, adverb. (conjunctive) (archaic or formal) Therefore.
WHEREFORE, conjunction. (archaic) Because of which.
WHEREFORE, noun. An intent or purpose; a why.

Dictionary definition

WHEREFORE, noun. The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin