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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of consentience¹

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

Example Sentences

We have now arrived at the period, when from the general consentience of the records, it is discovered that the form of the Text of the New Testament was mainly settled.

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