thence meaning and definition

THENCE adverb

Definition of thence (adverb)

1. from that place or from there
   • "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
   • synonyms: therefrom
2. 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"
   • synonyms: therefrom, thereof
3. (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"
   • synonyms: hence, so, therefore, thus