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consequence
  1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
  2. A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
  3. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
  4. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
  5. Importance with respect to what comes after.
  6. The power to influence or produce an effect.
  7. (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “He opines that the surprising result was the consequence of giving too much power to the wrong people.”
      “Your incoherent remarks are of no consequence to our determination to succeed.”
      “Disregard his opinions as he is a man of no consequence.”
consequent
  1. (logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
  2. An event which follows another.
  3. (mathematics) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
consectary
  1. That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
  2. Deduction from premises; a corollary.
  3. (rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
consequentialism
  1. (ethics) The ethical study of morals, duties and rights with an approach that focuses consequences of a particular action.
  2. (ethics) The belief that consequences form the basis for any valid moral judgment about an action. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Admittedly, this oversimplifies consequentialism, which in reality has a rather robust philosophic tradition.”
      “This entry will not go into the many issues that arise in the discussion of deontology and consequentialism here.”
      “Moral consequentialism exhorts us to choose between different modes of life as well as different choices within each mode.”
consequentialist
  1. A person who adheres to the philosophy of consequentialism.
consequentialness
  1. the quality or state of being consequential
consequentiality
  1. The property of being consequential.
  2. Examples:
    1. “By now, one of the film's main themes, consequentiality, has certainly been launched.”
      “Most theories of morality contrast consequentiality with some kind of moral code.”
      “But the singularity of Regina's feelings undermines, rather than establishes, their consequentiality.”
consequentness
  1. The state or quality of being consequent.
consequentialisms
  1. plural of consequentialism
consequentialists
  1. plural of consequentialist
  2. Examples:
    1. “This position allows consequentialists to recognize the possibility of irresolvable moral dilemmas.”
      “Many of the leading approaches are commonly grouped into competing camps of deontologists and Kantians on the one hand and consequentialists or utilitarians on the other.”
      “Moreover, for consequentialists living in relatively affluent circumstances, this will apparently be a routine occurrence.”
consequentialities
  1. plural of consequentiality
consequences
  1. plural of consequence
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The culpability is greater when the intention of deceiving entails the risk of deadly consequences for those who are led astray.”
      “The consequences would be a rapid, continuous, and sizable escalation of oil prices in the short and long term.”
      “Those who have to suffer the consequences are wondering why local parents are letting their teenagers run amok at all hours of the night.”
consequents
  1. plural of consequent
  2. Examples:
    1. “In some cases, there are minor discrepancies between the two tables because antecedents outnumber consequents due to truncation at breaks.”
      “The antecedents and consequents of conditionals must be complete sentences.”
      “But in fact, no categorical argument appears to settle the fate of the granted consequents.”
consectaries
  1. plural of consectary
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