consentient
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No such evidence exists for the lions; for the phenomena of so-called spiritualism, we have consentient testimony in every land, period and stage of culture.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew
It will be admitted that the consentient testimony of persons in every stage of belief and prejudice, of ignorance and learning, cannot agree, as it does agree, by virtue of some "fluctuation of public opinion".
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
On another occasion, when Bradshaw attributed the charge against the king to the consentient voice of the people of England, the same female voice exclaimed, "No, not one-tenth of the people."
From The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 by Belloc, Hilaire
The 1490 MSS. which are constantly observed to bear consentient testimony against the ten, date somewhat thus:— 1: a.d.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William
The conclusions thus recommended to us by the consentient primitive traditions of so many races, have lately received most important and unexpected confirmation from the results of linguistic research.
