consequentn.
/ˈkɒnsɪkwənt/ a. = consequence n. 1. Obsolete except as in 1b.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun]
proofc1330
worka1382
workinga1382
consequentc1386
effectc1390
processa1400
consequencec1400
sequel1477
efficacea1492
operation1525
branch1526
efficacy1549
trial1559
ensuing1561
repercussion1603
success1606
productiona1610
salutation1609
succeedinga1616
pursuancea1626
spawna1631
income1635
result1638
importance1645
consequency1651
product1651
causal1652
causate1656
consectary1659
propter hoc1671
inference1673
corollary1674
resultment1683
produce1698
recussion1754
development1803
suitea1806
eventuation1813
sequent1838
sequence1853
causatum1879
sequela1883
ramification1925
c1386 G. Chaucer Melibeus (Harl.) ⁋421 Let vs now examyne þe þridde poynt þat Tullius clepeþ consequente. Þou schalt vnderstonde þat þe vengeance þat þou purposiddest for to take is consequent [Ellesmere the consequent].
1423 Kingis Quair clxxxix That haue convoyit hale..My lufe and to [so] glade a consequent.
1577 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians (new ed.) f. 189 By certeine effects and consequents, we are fully assured.
1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 236 So great was the consequent of this prosperous and easie invention.
1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 226 The neglect of which has been frequently the cause of very dismal consequents in those warm climates.
b. (Contrasted with antecedent.) A phenomenon or event which follows another (without implication of causal connection).
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [noun] > subsequent event or act
after-cominga1382
subsequence1563
consequenta1627
post-fact1631
train1638
arrear1659
sequent1833
post hoc1843
sequence1853
follow-on1879
a1627 W. Sclater Expos. 4th Chapter Rom. (1650) 166 Faith is an antecedent, no cause properly of justification; justification [is] a consequent of believing; no effect issuing out of the virtue, and merit of faith.
1650 T. Hobbes Humane Nature iv. (R.) When a man hath so often observed like antecedents to be followed by like consequents.
1829 J. Mill Anal. Human Mind (1878) I. xi. 350 The word cause means the antecedent of a consequent where the connection is constant.
1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. iii. 194 A constant ratio between the physical antecedent and the psychical consequent.
1878 J. Morley Carlyle in Crit. Misc. 1st Ser. 199 The effect is the inevitable consequent of the cause.
a. Logic. = consequence n. 3. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [noun] > product of inferring, an inference
consequentc1374
corollaryc1374
conclusion1399
consequencec1400
inductionc1440
collection1529
sequel1565
consectary1588
inference1612
sequence1614
ratiocinationc1620
introduction1632
upshot1639
sequency1642
consequency1651
deducible1654
consequentiala1734
generalization1794
educt1816
sequitur1836
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. ix. 84 Þan folweþ it quod she þat we adden clernesse of renoun to þe þre forseide þinges..and þis is a consequente quod I.
1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xxiiii A very chylde almost may se the consequent.
1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church 12 Happily may no necessarie consequent be drawen.
1664 Bp. J. Taylor Disswasive from Popery i. x. 65 The consequent of this is, that by the law of Christ, one Bishop is not superior to another.
1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 214 Do they so say expressly; or is it only a consequent of their Doctrine?
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 267 Who..will conceive it ever feasible to alter any fundamental point of the common law, with all it's appendages and consequents.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xv. 282 The Syllogism is divided into two parts, the Antecedent and the Consequent:—the antecedent comprehending the two propositions [i.e. premisses]..and the consequent comprising the one proposition [i.e. the conclusion].
b. The second part of a conditional proposition, dependent upon the antecedent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > [noun] > conclusion
consequencec1400
conclusion1474
illation1533
inference1612
consequent1628
sequitur1836
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [noun] > conditional or hypothetical proposition > antecedent or consequent of
antecedent1574
consequent1628
condition1864
the conditioned1864
1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 231 There is required vnto the truth of a Conditionall proposition, that the Consequent follow vpon the Antecedent.
1746 J. Wesley Princ. Methodist farther Explain'd 35 The Antecedent is false. Therefore the Consequent falls of course.
1876 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic (1880) 162 The only rule..requisite for testing the validity of [hypothetical] syllogisms..viz. that either the antecedent must be affirmed, or the consequent denied.
3.
a. (Contrasted with antecedent.) Anything which follows something else in order, e.g. in the context of a writing.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > afterword, postscript, or following part of a book
post scriptum1523
consequent1612
P.S.1842
postlude1889
postscript1926
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus To Rdr. By the helpe of..comparing of Scriptures with themselues, antecedents with consequents, obscure places with plainer.
1659 B. Walton Considerator Considered 70 The consideration of antecedents and consequents..the testimonies, expositions, and translations of the ancients, etc. help to rectify a corruption crept in.
1660 Bp. Parry David Restored lxxiii And this, the consequents do sufficiently evidence.
b. Mathematics. The second of two numbers or magnitudes in a ratio; the second and fourth in a series of four proportionals.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [noun] > numerical elements of
antecedent1570
consequent1570
proportional1570
1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. v. f. 127 The second Terme, namely, that wherunto the comparison is made, is called the consequent.
1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. xx. f. 20 When the Antecedent containeth the consequent once and some part thereof, as 3. to 2. for 3. containeth 2.
1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 120 The sum of the antecedents is to their difference, as the sum of the consequents is to their difference.
c. Music. (See quot. 1869.)
ΚΠ
1869 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Counterpoint xv. 95 The leading part [in a Canon] is called the antecedent, the following part the consequent.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun]
followereOE
youngereOE
retenantc1390
suitora1398
waitera1500
retainer1508
pursuivant1513
villein1534
consequent1550
backmanc1560
janissary1565
jackman1566
hensure1568
belonger1577
lackey1588
sequent1598
pedissequant1607
henchman1754
gesith1861
ministerialis1888
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] > ambitious person
ambitious?a1439
pursuiter1542
pursuer1587
would-be1607
climbera1616
ambitionist1625
consequent1654
sky-flyer1873
wannabe1976
1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War ii. ii. f. xlviiiv These were the allyes and consequentes, and also the preparations of the one partye, and of the other.
1609 W. M. Man in Moone sig. D He is the Ante-ambulo of a Gentle woman, the consequent of a Gentleman, the antecedent of a Port-mantua or a Cloke-bagge: A Seruingman.
1654 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 65 The consequent of Truth hath ever been in danger of his teeth.
a. by consequent: = by consequence at consequence n. 4a. Obsolete. [ < French par conséquent (14th cent. in Littré).]
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase]
unto so micklec1390
per consequencec1395
by suing?a1425
by consequent1489
by relation1565
of consequence1573
by consequence1581
occasion1634
in suit ofa1652
in consequence of1683
owing to1744
in consequence1775
in the wake of1866
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > process of inferring, inference > [adverb]
by consequent1489
inferringly1571
of consequence1573
conclusionally1574
by consequence1581
reductively1624
deductivelya1641
porismatically1646
conclusively1657
concludently1673
inferentially1691
inductivelya1716
ex vi terminia1726
inferably1903
inferribly1905
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. vii. 18 Thyse sayd condycions bylongen to a good conestable and by consequent to the marchallis.
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Kk3v The Subiect being so Variable, hath made the Art by consequent more coniecturall. View more context for this quotation
1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 401 A Friend..more to be admired; and by the consequent more precious.
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 137 Philosophie and Curiosie corrupted this noble schole of Alexandria, and by consequent the Church.
1685 A. Lovell tr. R. Simon Crit. Hist. Relig. Eastern Nations ii. 33 Some things are to be found in these Testimonies [of Transubstantiation], which..by consequent give occasion to doubt of the Sincerity of these Records.
ΚΠ
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar Ep. Ded. 2 In the consequent there would be no vertue, and no felicity.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun]
mund?c1250
steemc1330
greatnessc1410
substancec1425
importance1485
weight1521
moment1522
weightiness1530
importancy1531
importunance1546
import1548
reckoning1582
sequel1588
ponderosity1589
valure1594
consequence1597
significance1597
circumstance1599
consequent1599
eminency1622
importmenta1625
concernment1626
consideration1634
telling1636
signification1645
considerableness1647
concerningness1657
nearness1679
significancy1679
respectability1769
interest1809
noteworthiness1852
portee1893
valency1897
1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. E3 Though that honest Hodge haue cut his finger heere..tis no consequent to me.
1640 Canterb. Self-Convict. 41 A matter of very dangerous consequent.
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consequentadj.
/ˈkɒnsɪkwənt/ 1.
a. Following as an effect or result; resulting.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective]
corollaryc1449
consequent1509
resulting?a1560
sequent1575
pursuant1593
following1594
ensuing1604
eventual1607
attendant1617
emergentc1619
resultant1639
resultative1645
consecutive1647
reflexed1653
redundant1654
reflex1654
consequential1655
resultive1655
attending1682
propter hoc1889
ensuant1897
sequential1899
pursuivant1941
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xlix But loke therof what foloweth consequent.
1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Consequent, following or necessarily comming after another thing.
1712 Spectator No. 551. ⁋1 That Praise should be returned them, as one proper consequent Reward of their Performances.
1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames Introd. p. xxvi The very rapid increase of its Trade, and the consequent influx of Wealth.
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 2 Causing sudden derangements of the circulation, and consequent physical depressions.
b. Const. on, upon, to.
ΚΠ
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xiii Whatsoever..is consequent to a time of war.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. iv. 86 Consequent to a worthy communion.
1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 229 This satisfaction, or dissatisfaction, of Mind, consequent upon a Man's acting sutably, or unsutably to it [sc. conscience].
1812 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (ed. 2) I. i. iii. 22 Events..to the common observer unconnected, are inevitably consequent the one to the other.
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. ii. 36 The necessities consequent on the employment of those materials.
2. Following as an inference or logical conclusion.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > following as a conclusion
consectary1609
consequent1638
consequential1642
1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. i. §10 In this sence it [the conclusion] is neither consequent nor true.
1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική i. 14 A new proposition though consequent from an Article of Faith, becomes not therefore a part of the Faith.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 10.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adjective] > succeeding or subsequent
followingOE
afterOE
nextOE
suinga1325
suant1422
succedentc1450
after-comingc1454
secondary1471
subsequent1472
succeeding1561
supervenient1565
subsequent1568
consequent1581
proceeding1592
ensuing1604
subsecutive1611
sequenta1616
insequentc1620
postliminious1625
sequel1632
postnate1638
supervening1640
descending1642
forward1643
postventional1645
yondersa1650
succrescent1653
pedissequous1657
subsequential1657
assequent1659
post-nated1659
posthume1662
posterious1672
survenient1677
succedent1688
postliminous1714
first1746
sequelled1805
postliminary1826
thereafter1830
descensive1882
akoluthic1889
1477 [implied in: W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 68 Whan he hadde made his orisons by grete deuocion & conseqently his demande. (at consequently adv. 1)].
1581 W. Charke in A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion (1584) iv. D d iiij b In workes consequent or following he might glorie.
1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iii. iii. 69 Not onely among such as then liued, but in times consequent.
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta v. ii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm3/1 Thy memory..Shall monumentally be register'd To ages consequent.
1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices Introd. As the consequent words make evident.
1742 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann I. xxv. 162 I hope you have received mine regularly since, that you may know all the consequent steps.
4. Observing or characterized by logical sequence of thought or reasoning; logically consistent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adjective]
logic1581
logical1588
consequential1659
consecutive1755
connected1816
consequent1849
sequential1853
1849 G. H. Lewes Life Robespierre 124 As property had been defined by Rousseau to be in itself a spoliation..Robespierre was only consequent in his demand.
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 19 The idealism of Emerson is more subjective, his pantheism more complete and consequent.
1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. 122 To be consequent, they should have shewn that, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective]
important1444
substantious1483
sore1530
relevantc1540
importing1579
of great (little, etc.) weight1581
grave1594
dear1598
consequentious1634
concerning1641
of concern1651
consequent1659
weighty1662
interesting1711
capital1724
consequential1728
magnitudinous1777
makulu1899
operative1955
1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 125 That the distribution is not equal, is not consequent to any member in this House, unless he speak for a county or borough of that nation.
6. consequent points n. (in Magnetism) = consecutive adj. poles: see quots.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetic devices or materials > [noun] > pole of magnet > points of reversal
consecutive points or poles1832
consequent points1860
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xx. 144 It is quite easy to develope in the same piece of steel several pairs of poles; and if the magnetization be irregular, this is sometimes done when we wish to avoid it. These irregular poles are called consequent points.
1882 tr. Deschanel's Nat. Philos. §689 In this case the magnet will have not only a pole at each end, but also a pole at each point where the reversal occurs. These intermediate poles are called consequent points.
7. quasi-adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adverb]
aboutOE
by rewc1225
by ordera1382
sue?a1425
in orderc1425
successively1439
suingly1453
seriatly?a1475
consequently1477
seriatim1495
in sequencea1575
successive1593
succeedingly1602
consequentially1607
subalternately1632
successfully1651
epassyterotically1652
consequent1692
serially1841
consecutively1847
solid1938
1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §136 And consequent to this, instil into him a Love and Reverence of this Supreme Being.
1696 G. Stanhope tr. Thomas à Kempis Christian's Pattern (1711) 304 And consequent to that, fill my soul with pure and holy affections.
8. Geology. (See quots. 1904, 1960.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > having specific kind of course
diaclinal1874
anaclinal1875
cataclinal1875
consequent1875
subsequent1889
obsequent1895
insequent1897
resequent1902
the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [adjective] > other types
subsidiary1826
V-shaped1835
diaclinal1874
anaclinal1875
antecedent1875
cataclinal1875
consequent1875
superimposed1875
epigenetic1888
subsequent1889
insequent1897
oversteepened1900
re-entrant1901
1875 J. W. Powell Explor. Colorado River (Smithsonian Inst.) xi. 163 Valleys are found having directions dependent on corrugation. I propose to call these consequent valleys.
1895 Geogr. Jrnl. 5 127 The terms, consequent, subsequent, and obsequent, have been applied to rivers by Professor W. M. Davis.
1904 T. C. Chamberlin & R. D. Salisbury Geol. (1905) I. 74 Streams and valleys, the courses of which are determined by the original slope of the land, are said to be consequent.
1930 B. N. Peach & J. Horne Chapters Geol. Scotl. 10 Consequent valleys.
1936 Geogr. Jrnl. 87 21 It has been attributed to parallel consequent drainage.
1960 L. D. Stamp Britain's Struct. & Scenery (ed. 5) v. 41 Rain falling will collect into streams, roughly parallel, finding the shortest route seawards. The streams are consequent on the slope and hence are known as consequent streams.
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