consentient
Americanadjective
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agreeing; accordant.
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acting in harmonious agreement.
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unanimous, as an opinion.
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characterized by or having consentience.
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Etymology
Origin of consentient
1615–25; < Latin consentient- (stem of consentiēns, present participle of consentīre to consent; see -ent)
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The 1490 MSS. which are constantly observed to bear consentient testimony against the ten, date somewhat thus:— 1: a.d.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon
On the other hand, the facts of rappings, ghosts, clairvoyance, in spite of the universally consentient evidence, are very doubtful facts after all.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Andrew Lang
And in point of fact, the Cursives which have been collated are so generally consentient, as to leave no doubt that the multitude which needs collation will agree similarly.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon
Their authority for this reading is the consentient testimony of the four oldest MSS. which contain S. Luke ii.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by John William Burgon
No such evidence exists for the lions; for the phenomena of so-called spiritualism, we have consentient testimony in every land, period and stage of culture.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Andrew Lang
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