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consentience

[ kuhn-sen-shuhns ]

noun

  1. agreement or unity of opinion; concurrence.
  2. the faculty of synthesizing sensations, without the use of the intellect or without consciousness, in reflex or involuntary actions.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of consentience1

First recorded in 1875–80; consenti(ent) + -ence

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