Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Following logically; obviously deducible.
- noun A corollary; a proposition which follows immediately as a collateral result of another, and thus needs no separate proof.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary.
- adjective rare Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which follows by
consequence or islogically deducible . - noun
Deduction frompremises ; acorollary .
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Examples
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And so it is a kind of consectary (216) of the great privilege and blessed estate of adoption.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Hugh Binning 1640
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The first consectary is, "if, then, I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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He then deduces once more the second consectary, in the twentieth verse: "Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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In this consectary, we see, that the phrases, "to be under the law," and "not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh," are opposed to each other; for the latter of them is descriptive of the proper effect of the guidance of the Spirit.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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The second consectary is, "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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From what has preceded, a consectary or consequence is deduced for the excuse of the law, in the following words: "If then, I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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And if the authors of them had sought for such amplification, as had no real existence, but consisted of mere words, it was possible to deduce the Second from the First in the form of a consectary.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 1 1560-1609 1956
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But if the clause be rendered in the second manner, then the sixteenth verse contains an exhortation in these words: "Walk in the Spirit;" and a consectary subjoined to the exhortation in these words: "And ye shall not fulfill the desires or lusts of the flesh."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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In this consectary, therefore, nothing can be contained which does not agree with a man who is under the law.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
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He consents to the law that it is good; a consectary deduced.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2 1560-1609 1956
hernesheir commented on the word consectary
Cf. consectaneous.
October 30, 2012