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consecution

[kon-si-kyoo-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkju ʃən /


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Sometimes it is in a natural but rhythmic consecution of ideas.

From Study of the King James Bible by Cleland Boyd McAfee

The ideas of space, time, power, law, reason, and end, are the logical antecedents of the ideas of body, succession, event, consecution, order, and adaptation.

From Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

Many of its suggestions and patterns of lessons are excellent; but there is too large a lack of true consecution of topics, of accuracy of expression, and of really natural method of handling the subjects.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various

The commencement of the new chapter at this point makes an unfortunate division; for its first two verses are in close consecution with the last verse of chapter iv.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay

Rames was no longer trying to remember the consecution of his speech.

From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason




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