01 n. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
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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.
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A degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or spissitude; a measure of the ability to hold together when manipulated.“Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.” — Arbuthnot.
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That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.“The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.” — Milton.
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Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.“His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.” — South.
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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.
Syn.
body.