Consistence

Definition of Consistence

Con`sist´ence

n.	1.	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.
	2.	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.
	3.	That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members. - Milton.
	4.	Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency. - South.
	5.	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.

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