Hypertext Webster Gateway: "consequence"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Consequence \Con"se*quence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F.
cons['e]quence. See {Consequent}.]
1. That which follows something on which it depends; that
which is produced by a cause; a result.

Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence.
--Milton.

2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of
other previous propositions; any conclusion which results
from reason or argument; inference.

3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.

Such fatal consequence unites us three. --Milton.

Link follows link by necessary consequence.
--Coleridge.

4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to
influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank;
distinction.

It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak.

A sense of your own worth and consequence. --Cowper.

{In consequence}, hence; for this cause.

{In consequence of}, by reason of; as the effect of.

Syn: Effect; result; end. See {Effect}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

consequence
n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous
phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the
rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing
consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after
the event" [syn: {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event},
{issue}, {upshot}]
2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an
individual; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {aftermath}]
3: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great
consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is
of more moment that security" [syn: {import}, {moment}]
[ant: {inconsequence}]


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