Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inasmuch \In`as*much"\, adv. [In + as + much.]
   In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering
   that; since; -- followed by as. See {In as much as}, under
   {In}, prep.

         Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these,
         ye did it not to me.                     --Matt. xxv.
                                                  45.

   Syn: Because; since; for; as. See {Because}.