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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cŏn'se-crā'tor, n. p. 277One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]Cŏn'se-crā'to-ry, a. p. 277Making sacred; dedicatory. “The consecratory prayer.” Burnet.Cŏn'sec-tā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 277Following as a matter of course. Gilbert.Cŏn'sec-ta-ry, a. p. 277Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [Rare.] “Consectary impieties.” Browne.Cŏn'sec-ta-ry, n. p. 277That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. Milton.Cŏn'se-cūte, v. t. p. 277To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.] Burnet.Cŏn'se-cū'tion, n. p. 277A following, or sequel; train of consequences from premises; series of deductions. Hale. 2. A succession or series of things that follow one another; as, a consecution of colors. Newton. Month of…Con-sĕc′ū-tive, a. p. 277Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; as, fifty consecutive years. 2. Following as a consequence or result…Con-sêc'ū-tīve-ly, adv. p. 277By way of consequence, or succession; successively.Con-sĕc'ū-tīve-ness, n. p. 277State or quality of being consecutive.Con-sēm’i-nāte, v. t. p. 277To sow or plant together. [Obs.] Bailey.Cŏn'se-nĕs'cence or Cŏn'se-nĕs'cen-cy, n. p. 277A growing old; decay from age; as, the consenescence of the world. Ray.Con-sĕnse', n. p. 277A sense or feeling in union with some other. [Rare.] Cudworth.Con-sên'sion, n. p. 277Agreement; accord. [Obs.] Bentley.Con-sĕn'su-al, a. p. 277(Law.) Existing by consent; as, a consensual contract. Bouvier. 2. (Physiol.) Excited or caused by sensation, and not through an intermediate discriminating will or feeling; as, the consensual…Con-sent',, n. p. 277Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord; concurrence. They fell together all, as by consent. Shak. 2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony…Con-sĕnt', v. i. p. 277To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. Flourishing many years before Wycliffe, and much consenting with him in judgment. Fuller. 2. To indicate or express a…Con-sĕnt', v. t. p. 277To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.] Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. Milton.Con-sĕn-ta-nē'i-ty, n. p. 277Mutual agreement.Cŏn'sen-tā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 277Consistent with; agreeable or accordant to; suitable. “A good law, and consentaneous to reason.” Howell.Côn'sen-tā'ne-oûs-ly, adv. p. 277Agreeably; consistently; suitably.Cŏn'sen-tā'ne-oûs-ness, n. p. 277The quality of being consistent; mutual agreement.Con-sént'er, n. p. 277One who consents.Con-sĕn’tient, a. p. 277Agreeing in mind; accordant in opinion. The authority due to the consentient judgment of the church. Pearson.Con-sĕnt'ing-ly, adv. p. 277With consent; in a compliant manner.Côn'se-quence, n. p. 277That which flows out of, and follows, something on which it depends; result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence; for know, The day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die. Milton. 2. (Log.) A…Côn'se-quence, v. t. p. 277To draw inferences; to deduce. [Obs.] “A school-boy way of defining and consequencing.” Milton.Cŏn'se-quent, a. p. 277Following as a result or inference;—with to or on. The right was consequent to, and built on, an act perfectly personal. Locke. 2. (Log.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a…Côn'se-quent, n. p. 277That which follows, or results from, a cause. They were ill governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment. Davies. 2. (Log.) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that…Cōn'se-quén'tial, a. p. 277Following as a consequence or result; consequent. All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed by those to whom it is proposed, because it is of divine authority.…Côn'se-quên'tial-ly, adv. p. 278With just deduction of consequences; with right connection of ideas; logically. “The faculty of writing consequentially.” Addison. 2. By consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to do a thing…Côn'se-quên'tial-ness, n. p. 278The quality of being consequential.Cŏn'se-quent-ly, adv. p. 278By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection. Syn.—See ACCORDINGLY.Cŏn'se-quent-ness, n. p. 278Regular connection of propositions following each other; logical or natural consecution. [Rare.] Digby.Con-sēr'tion, n. p. 278Junction; adaptation. [Rare.] Young.Con-sĕrv'a-ble, a. p. 278Capable of being kept or preserved from decay or injury.Con-sĕrv'an-cy, n. p. 278The act of preserving; preservation. Court of conservancy, a court held by the lord mayor of London for the preservation of the fishery on the Thames. Johnson.Con-sĕrv'ant, a. p. 278Having the power or quality of preserving from decay or destruction.Cŏn'ser-vā'tion, n. p. 278The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping of a thing in a safe or entire state; preservation. A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. Hallam. A state without the…Cŏn'ser-vā'tion-al, a. p. 278Tending to conserve; preservative.Con-sĕrv'a-tĭsm, n. p. 278The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind, or conduct, of a conservative.Con-sĕrv'a-tive, a. p. 278Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative. 2. Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions.Con-sĕrv'a-tive, n. p. 278One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, innovation, injury, or radical change. 2. One who holds intermediate or moderate opinions in politics; one who desires to maintain existing institutions…Con-serv'a-toire', n. p. 278A conservatory, or school, in Paris; especially, one for music and the arts. [See CONSERVATORY, 3.]Cŏn'ser-vā'tor or Cōn'ser-vā'tor, n. p. 278One who preserves from injury or violation. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. 2. (Law.) An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a judge or sheriff, or who…Con-sĕrv'a-to-ry, a. p. 278Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.Con-sêrv'a-to-ry, n. p. 278A place for preserving any thing from loss, decay, waste, or injury; a place for preserving from injury, or in the natural condition; especially, a greenhouse for exotic or tender plants. Evelyn. 2.…Con-sĕrv'a-trix, n. p. 278A woman who preserves from injury, &c.Con-sērve', v. t. p. 278To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. “All things conserving safe till his retreat.” Chapman. The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor.…Cŏn'sĕrve, n. p. 278Any thing which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat made of fruit, &c., prepared with sugar. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till . . . I become a notable woman. Tatler. 2. A…Con-sĕrv'er, n. p. 278One who conserves; one who keeps from loss or injury; one who lays up for preservation; a preparer of conserves.Con-sĕs'sion, n. p. 278A sitting together. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-sĕs'sor, n. p. 278One that sits with others. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-sid'er, v. t. p. 278To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious…Con-sid’er, v. i. p. 278To think seriously, maturely, or carefully; to reflect; to deliberate. Cæsar entreats Not to consider in what case thou stand’st, Further than he is Cæsar. Shak.Con-sid'er-a-ble, a. p. 278Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [Obs.] It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning.…Con-sid'er-a-ble-ness, n. p. 278Some degree of importance, moment, or dignity; a degree of value or importance that deserves notice.Con-sid'ěr-a-bly, adv. p. 278In a degree deserving notice; in a degree not trifling or unimportant. And Europe still considerably gains, Both by their good examples and their pains. Roscommon.Con-sid'er-ance, n. p. 278Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] Shak.Con-sid'er-ate, a. p. 278Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; deliberate; circumspect; careful; especially mindful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others. Æneas is…