consentience
Americannoun
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agreement or unity of opinion; concurrence.
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the faculty of synthesizing sensations, without the use of the intellect or without consciousness, in reflex or involuntary actions.
Etymology
Origin of consentience
First recorded in 1875–80; consenti(ent) + -ence
Example Sentences
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We have now arrived at the period, when from the general consentience of the records, it is discovered that the form of the Text of the New Testament was mainly settled.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William
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