account of
Verb
Meaning
account of (third-person singular simple present accounts of, present participle accounting of, simple past and past participle accounted of)
(transitive, obsolete) To esteem; to prize; to value.
Examples
If you take little account of yourself, you will have peace, wherever you live.
In the measure that love for the flesh prevails in you, you can never become brave and dauntless, on account of the host of adversaries that constantly surround the object of your love.
There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
The devil's wiser more on account of his age than on account of being the devil.
He who makes a fool of himself on account of a woman is well nigh ruined.
Many return from the war who cannot give an account of the battle.