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consistence

CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n.

1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; that state of a body, in which its component parts remain fixed.

The consistency of bodies is divers; dense, rare, tangible, pneumatical, volatile, &c.

2. A degree of density or spissitude, but indefinite.

Let the juices or liquor be boiled into the consistency of syrup.

3. Substance; make; firmness of constitution; as, friendship of a lasting consistency; resolutions of durable consistence.

4. A standing together, as the parts of a system, or of conduct, &c.; agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; congruity; uniformity; as the consistency of laws, regulations or judicial decisions; consistency of opinion; consistency of behavior or of character.

There is harmony and consistency in all Gods works.

5. A standing; a state of rest, in which things capable of growth or decrease, remain for a time at a stand.


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CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n.

1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; that state of a body, in which its component parts remain fixed.

The consistency of bodies is divers; dense, rare, tangible, pneumatical, volatile, &c.

2. A degree of density or spissitude, but indefinite.

Let the juices or liquor be boiled into the consistency of syrup.

3. Substance; make; firmness of constitution; as, friendship of a lasting consistency; resolutions of durable consistence.

4. A standing together, as the parts of a system, or of conduct, &c.; agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; congruity; uniformity; as the consistency of laws, regulations or judicial decisions; consistency of opinion; consistency of behavior or of character.

There is harmony and consistency in all Gods works.

5. A standing; a state of rest, in which things capable of growth or decrease, remain for a time at a stand.
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Con*sist"ence
  1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.

    Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence.
    Bacon.

    We are as water, weak, and of no consistence.
    Jer. Taylor.

    The same form, substance, and consistency.
    T. Burnet.

  2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.

    Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.
    Arbuthnot.

  3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.

    The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.
    Milton.

  4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

    His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
    South.

  5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.

    That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
    Addison.

    Consistency, thou art a jewel.
    Popular Saying.

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consistence

CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n.

1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; that state of a body, in which its component parts remain fixed.

The consistency of bodies is divers; dense, rare, tangible, pneumatical, volatile, &c.

2. A degree of density or spissitude, but indefinite.

Let the juices or liquor be boiled into the consistency of syrup.

3. Substance; make; firmness of constitution; as, friendship of a lasting consistency; resolutions of durable consistence.

4. A standing together, as the parts of a system, or of conduct, &c.; agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; congruity; uniformity; as the consistency of laws, regulations or judicial decisions; consistency of opinion; consistency of behavior or of character.

There is harmony and consistency in all Gods works.

5. A standing; a state of rest, in which things capable of growth or decrease, remain for a time at a stand.

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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from

FROM, prep.

The sense of from may be expressed by the noun distance, or by the adjective distant, or by the participles, departing, removing to a distance. Thus it is one hundred miles from Boston to Hartford. He took his sword from his side. Light proceeds from the sun. Water issues from the earth in springs. Separate the coarse wool from the fine. Men have all sprung from Adam. Men often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse. The merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds. Men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony. We should aim to judge from undeniable premises.

The sense of from is literal or figurative, but it is uniformly the same.

In certain phrases, generally or always elliptical, from is followed by certain adverbs, denoting place, region or position, indefinitely, no precise point being expressed; as,

From above, from the upper regions.

From afar, from a distance.

From beneath, from a place or region below.

From below, from a lower place.

From behind, from a place or position in the rear.

From far, from a distant place.

From high, from on high, from a high place, from an upper region, or from heaven.

From hence, from this place; but from is superfluous before hence. The phrase however is common.

From thence, from that place; from being superfluous.

From whence, from which place; from being superfluous.

From where, from which place.

From within, from the interior or inside.

From without, from the outside, from abroad.

From precedes another preposition, followed by its proper object or case.

From amidst, as from amidst the waves.

From among, as from among the trees.

From beneath, as from beneath my head.

From beyond, as from beyond the river.

From forth, as from forth his bridal bower. But this is an inverted order of the words; forth from his bower.

From off, as from off the mercy seat, that is, from the top or surface.

From out, as from out a window, that is, through an opening or from the inside.

From out of, is an ill combination of words and not to be used.

From under, as from under the bed, from under the ashes, that is, from beneath or the lower side.

From within, as from within the house, that is, from the inner part or interior.

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