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consentience

[ kuhn-sen-shuhns ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃəns /
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noun
agreement or unity of opinion; concurrence.
the faculty of synthesizing sensations, without the use of the intellect or without consciousness, in reflex or involuntary actions.
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Origin of consentience

First recorded in 1875–80; consenti(ent) + -ence
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