consecution

[ kon-si-kyoo-shuhn ]

noun

1. succession; sequence.
2. logical sequence; chain of reasoning.

consecution

/ ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən /

noun

1. a sequence or succession of events or things
2. a logical sequence of deductions; inference

Word History and Origins

Origin of consecution¹

1525–35; < Latin consecūtiōn- (stem of consecūtiō ), equivalent to con- con- + secūt ( us ), past participle of sequī to follow + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of consecution¹

C16: from Latin consecūtiō, from consequī to follow up, pursue

Example Sentences

He detected grammatical niceties in Latin, in regard to the consecution of tenses which had escaped preceding critics.

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Sometimes it is in a natural but rhythmic consecution of ideas.

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Experience, as they use the term, consists in sensations and their association,—consecution as Leibniz calls it.

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Is the historic unity of creation a unity of Thought, an ideal consecution?

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Its content is sensations; its form is contingent and particular consecution.

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