Consanguined Con·san"guined adjective Of kin blood; related. [ R.]
Johnson.
Consanguineous Con`san·guin"e·ous adjective [ Latin
conguineus ;
con- +
sanguis blood: confer French
consanguin . See
Sanquine .]
Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak.
Consanguinity Con`san·guin"i·ty noun [ Latin
consanguinitas : confer French
consanguintité .]
The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity ; collateral consanguinity . Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity .
Prescott.
Consarcination Con·sar`ci·na"tion noun [ Latin
consarcinare ,
-natum , to patch together.]
A patching together; patchwork. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Conscience Con"science noun [ French
conscience , from Latin
conscientia , from consciens, present participle of conscire to know, to be conscious;
con- +
scire to know. See
Science .]
1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [ Obsolete]
The sweetest cordial we receive, at last,
Is conscience of our virtuous actions past.
Denham.
2. The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense. My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Shak.
As science means knowledge , conscience etymologically means self-knowledge . . . But the English word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions. . . . Conscience is the reason, employed about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation.
Whewell.
3. The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty. Conscience supposes the existence of some such [ i.e. , moral] faculty, and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions.
Adam Smith.
4. Tenderness of feeling; pity. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Conscience clause ,
a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. --
Conscience money ,
stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such money paid into the United States treasury by unknown debtors is called the Conscience fund . --
Court of Conscience ,
a court established for the recovery of small debts, in London and other trading cities and districts. [ Eng.]
Blackstone. --
In conscience ,
In all conscience ,
in deference or obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably. "This is enough
in conscience ."
Howell. "Half a dozen fools are,
in all conscience , as many as you should require."
Swift. --
To make conscience of ,
To make a matter of conscience ,
to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates.
Conscienced Con"scienced adjective Having a conscience. [ R.] "Soft-
conscienced men."
Shak.
Conscienceless Con"science·less adjective Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. Conscienceless and wicked patrons.
Hookre.
Conscient Con"scient adjective [ Latin
consciens ,
-entis , present participle]
Conscious. [ R.]
Bacon.
Conscientious Con`sci·en"tious adjective [ Confer French
consciencieux , Late Latin
conscientiosus .]
1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person. The advice of wise and conscientious men.
Prescott.
2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions. A holy and conscientious course.
Abp. Tillotson.
Syn. -- Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
Conscientiously Con`sci·en"tious·ly adverb In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence; faithfully; accurately; completely.
Conscientiousness Con`sci·en"tious·ness noun The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
Conscionable Con"scion·a·ble adjective [ Irregularly formed from
conscience .]
Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just. Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction.
Sir H. Wotton.
Conscionableness Con"scion·a·ble·ness noun The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness. Johnson.
Conscionably Con"scion·a·bly adverb Reasonably; justly.
Conscious Con"scious adjective [ Latin
conscius ;
con- +
scire to know. See
Conscience .]
1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations. Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought.
I. Watts.
2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible. Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt.
Hawthorne.
The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing.
De Quincey.
3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt. With conscious terrors vex me round.
Milton.
Syn. -- Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.
Consciously Con"scious·ly adverb In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions.
Consciousness Con"scious·ness noun 1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine.
Sir W. Hamilton.
2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention . Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation.
Sir W. Hamilton.
And, when the steam
Which overflowed the soul had passed away,
A consciousness remained that it had left.
. . . images and precious thoughts
That shall not die, and can not be destroyed.
Wordsworth.
The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness.
Froude.
3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence. [ R.]
An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness .
Pope.
Conscribe Con·scribe" transitive verb [ Latin
conscribere . See
Conscript .]
To enroll; to enlist. [ Obsolete]
E. Hall.
Conscript Con"script adjective [ Latin
conscriptus , past participle of
conscribere to write together, to enroll;
con- +
scribere to write. See
Scribe .]
Enrolled; written; registered. Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.) ,
the senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti ; afterward all were called Patres conscripti .
Conscript Con"script noun One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Conscript Con·script" transitive verb To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
Conscription Con·scrip"tion noun [ Latin
conscriptio : confer French
conscription .]
1. An enrolling or registering. The conscription of men of war.
Bp. Burnet.
2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
Conscription Con·scrip"tion adjective Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
Consecrate Con"se·crate adjective [ Latin
consceratus , past participle of
conscerare to conscerate;
con- +
sacrare to consecrate,
sacer sacred. See
Sacred .]
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place.
Bacon.
Consecrate Con"se·crate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Consecrated ;
present participle & verbal noun Consecrating .]
1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God. One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.
Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Ex. xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. 4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke. Syn. -- See
Addict .
Consecrater Con"se·cra`ter noun Consecrator.
Consecration Con`se·cra"tion noun [ Latin
consecratio : confer French
consécration .]
The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end.
Lev. viii. 33.
Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemnly declares it so.
South.
Consecrator Con"se·cra`tor noun [ Latin ]
One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [ Written also
consecrater .]
Consecratory Con"se·cra·to·ry adjective Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory. The consecratory prayer.
Bp. Burnet.
Consectaneous Con`sec·ta"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
consectaneus .]
Following as a matter of course. Blount.
Consectary Con"sec·ta·ry adjective [ Latin
consectarius , from
consectari to follow after eagerly;
con- +
sectari to follow eagerly, from
sequi to follow.]
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [ R.] "
Consectary impieties."
Sir T. Browne.
Consectary Con"sec·ta·ry noun That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. [ R.]
Milton.
Consecute Con"se·cute transitive verb To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Burnet.
Consecution Con`se·cu"tion noun [ Latin
consecutio . See
Consequent .]
1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale. 2. A succession or series of any kind. [ Obsolete]
Sir I. Newton. Month of consecution (Astron.) ,
a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.
Consecutive Con·sec"u·tive adjective [ Confer French
consécutif . See
Consequent .]
1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years. 2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding. The actions of a man consecutive to volition.
Locke.
3. (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden. Consecutive chords (Mus.) ,
chords of the same kind succeeding one another without interruption.
Consecutively Con·sec"u·tive·ly adverb In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.
Consecutiveness Con·sec"u·tive·ness noun The state or quality of being consecutive.
Consension Con·sen"sion noun [ Latin
consensio .]
Agreement; accord. Bentley.
Consensual Con·sen"su·al adjective [ See
Consent ,
intransitive verb , and confer
Sensual .]
1. (Law) Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties. 2. (Physiol.) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions. Consensual contract (Law) ,
a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
Consensus Con·sen"sus noun [ Latin See
Consent .]
Agreement; accord; consent. That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.
Tylor.
Consent Con·sent" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Consented ;
present participle & verbal noun Consenting .] [ French
consentir , from Latin
consentire ,
-sensum , to feel together, agree;
con- +
sentire to feel. See Sense.]
1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. And Saul was consenting unto his death.
Acts. viii. 1.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.
Fuller.
2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply. My poverty, but not my will, consents .
Shak.
And whispering "I will ne'er consent," -- consented .
Byron.
Syn. -- To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
Consent Con·sent" transitive verb To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [ Obsolete]
Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story.
Milton.
Consent Con·sent" noun [ Confer Old French
consent .]
1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. All with one consent began to make excuse.
Luke xiv. 18.
They fell together all, as by consent .
Shak.
2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence. The melodious consent of the birds.
Holland.
Such is the world's great harmony that springs
From union, order, full consent of things.
Pope.
3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission. Thou wert possessed of David's throne
By free consent of all.
Milton.
4. (Law) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action. 5. (Physiol.) Sympathy. See Sympathy , 4. Syn. -- Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See
Assent .
Age of consent (Law) ,
an age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.
Consentaneity Con·sen`ta·ne"i·ty noun Mutual agreement. [ R.]
Consentaneous Con`sen·ta"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
consentaneus .]
Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious; concurrent. A good law and consentaneous to reason.
Howell.
--
Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ly ,
adverb --
Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ness ,
noun
Consentant Con·sent"ant adjective [ French, present participle of
consentir .]
Consenting. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Consenter Con·sent"er adjective One who consents.
Consentient Con·sen"tient adjective [ Latin
consentients , present participle See
Consent .]
Agreeing in mind; accordant. The consentient judgment of the church.
Bp. Pearson.
Consentingly Con·sent"ing·ly adverb With consent; in a compliant manner. Jer. Taylor.
Consequence Con"se·quence noun [ Latin ,
consequentia : confer French
conséquence . See
Consequent .]
1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste,
And shun the bitter consequence .
Milton.
2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three.
Milton.
Link follows link by necessary consequence .
Coleridge.
4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence .
Shak.
A sense of your own worth and consequence .
Cowper.
In consequence ,
hence; for this cause. --
In consequence of ,
by reason of; as the effect of. Syn. -- Effect; result; end. See
Effect .
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