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| CONSCIENCE | | money n. Sum paid to relieve one's conscience, esp. Regarding a payment previously evaded.
- n. Moral sense of right and wrong, esp. As affecting behaviour. in all conscience colloq. By any reasonable standard. On one's conscience causing one feelings of guilt. Prisoner of conscience person imprisoned by the state for his or her political or religious views. [latin: related to *science] | |
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| CONSECRATE | | v. (-ting) 1 make or declare sacred; dedicate formally to religious or divine purpose.
- (foll. By to) devote to (a purpose). consecration n. [latin: related to *sacred] | |
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| CONSEQUENT | | adj. - (often foll. By on, upon) following as a result or consequence.
- logically consistent. | |
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| CONSISTENT | | adj. - (usu. Foll. By with) compatible or in harmony.
- (of a person) constant to the same principles. consistently adv. [latin: related to *consist] | |
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| CONSISTORY | | n. (pl. -ies) rc ch. Council of cardinals (with or without the pope). [latin: related to *consist] | |
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| CONSONANCE | | n. Agreement, harmony. [latin sono *sound1] | |
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| CONSORTIUM | | n. (pl. -tia or -s) association, esp. Of several business companies. [latin: related to *consort1] | |
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| CONSPIRACY | | n. (pl. -ies) 1 secret plan to commit a crime; plot.
- conspiring. [latin: related to *conspire]
- of silence n. Agreement to say nothing. | |
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| CONSTIPATE | | v. (-ting) (esp. As constipated adj.) Affect with constipation. [latin stipo cram] | |
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| CONSTITUTE | | v. (-ting) 1 be the components or essence of; compose.
- a amount to (this constitutes a warning). B formally establish (constitutes a precedent).
- give legal or constitutional form to. [latin constituo establish] | |
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