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consecution

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


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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

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

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

From Study of the King James Bible by Cleland Boyd McAfee

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

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

The word 'then' rather acts as an auspicious term by being pronounced and heard merely, while it denotes at the same time something else, viz. immediate consecution as said above.

From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by George Thibaut




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