Consequence definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CONSEQUENCE, n. [L., to follow. See Seek.] 1. That which follows ... produced by some preceding act or cause. Shun the bitter consequence; for know, the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die ... accountable to his maker; man is a rational being; the consequence then must be, that man is accountable to his maker. From this train of argument, the consequence is obvious. 3. Connection of cause and effect; consecution. I ... I must after thee, with this my son; such fatal consequence unites us three. 4. Influence; tendency, as to effects. ...
in consequence definitions Merriam Webster's phrasal as a result Webster's 1913 Dictionary Consequence Con"se*quence, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons['e ... cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. --Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of ... 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 ... value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. -- ...
In consequence of definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Consequence Con"se*quence, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons['e ... cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. --Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of ... 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 ... value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. -- ...
Of consequence definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 9. Denoting the agent, or ... connection, not involving at all the idea of separation. Of consequence, of importance, value, or influence. Of late, recently; in time ...
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives consequence management definitions U.S. Military Dictionary The consequence management activities for all deliberate and inadvertent releases of chemical ...
... a bound - 2. To preceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, conbination of circumstances, consultation or meditation ... by the return of the result of the string. 2. Consequence; conclusion; inference; effect; that which proceeds naturally or logically from ... consultation or council; the result of a legislative debate. 3. Consequence or effect. The misery of sinners will be the natural ... for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot] 2: a statement that ... leave, result, lead] 3: come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting" Merriam Webster's I ... 15th century 1. a. to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion < death resulted from the disease > b. ...
... To be of weight to; to be of moment or consequence to; to bear on the interest of, or to have ... in specie; hence the scarcity of coin. 2. Importance; weight; consequence. [Formerly accented on the second syllable.] WordNet (r) 3.0 ... implication] 5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] v 1: bring in from abroad ... be of importance to ; concern intransitive verb to be of consequence ; matter • importable adjective • importer noun II. noun Date: circa ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IMPORT'ANCE, n. 1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing ... 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 ... 1508 1. a. the quality or state of being important ; consequence b. an important aspect or bearing ; significance 2. obsolete import ... 3. obsolete importunity 4. obsolete a weighty matter Synonyms: importance, consequence, moment, weight, significance mean a quality or aspect having great ... something or someone < a region with no cities of importance >. consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects < ...
... disease and disgrace are the natural effects of dissipation. 2. Consequence; event. To say that a composition is imperfect,is in ... spoke to her to that effect. 2 Chronicles 34. 4. Consequence intended; utility; profit; advantage. Christ is become of no effect ... for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot] 2: an outward appearance ... of actions, or another effect. 2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action. 3. A change to a condition, behavior ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 the result or consequence of an action etc. 2 efficacy (had little effect). 3 ... which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury. The effect ...
... Little used; but hence, 3. Importance in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value. It is an abstruse speculation, but also ... moment] 4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] 5: a turning force produced by ... free will. --Milton. 3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration. Matters of great moment. --Shak. It ... an abstruse speculation, but also of far less moment and consequence of us than the others. --Bentley. 4. An essential ...
... womb, of the loins, of the body. 6. Effect or consequence. They shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3 ... ye are now ashamed? Romans 6. 8. Production, effect or consequence; in an ill sense; as the fruits of sin; the ... an amount of a product [syn: yield, fruit] 3: the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to ... bearing fruit < a tree in fruit > b. the effect or consequence of an action or operation ; product, result < the fruits of ... crown. --Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self- ...