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Hypothetical proposition component
A consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition. In the standard form of such a proposition, it is the part that follows "then". In an implication
Consequent
Type of fallacious argument (logical fallacy)
In propositional logic, affirming the consequent (also known as converse error, fallacy of the converse, or confusion of necessity and sufficiency) is
Affirming_the_consequent
Logic founded on unproven premises
or equally unknown, or he may establish the antecedent utilizing its consequents; for demonstration proceeds from what is more certain and is prior. Now
Begging_the_question
Rule of logical inference
tollendo tollens (Latin for "mode that by denying denies") and denying the consequent, is a deductive argument form and a rule of inference. Modus tollens is
Modus_tollens
Body of surface water flowing down a channel
solid blue line.[citation needed] There are five generic classifications: Consequent streams are streams whose course is a direct consequence of the original
Stream
Unit of musical meter
stronger cadence, depending on whether it is an antecedent phrase or a consequent phrase, the first or second half of a period. However, the absolute span
Phrase_(music)
First half of an hypothetic statement (in logic)
the antecedent and ψ {\displaystyle \psi } is called the consequent. Antecedent and consequent are connected via logical connective to form a proposition
Antecedent_(logic)
Logical fallacy
assumes that the negation of the antecedent implies the negation of the consequent. It is a type of mixed hypothetical syllogism that takes on the following
Denying_the_antecedent
Method for discovering interesting relations between variables in databases
left-hand-side (LHS) and Y consequent or right-hand-side (RHS). The antecedent is that item that can be found in the data while the consequent is the item found
Association_rule_learning
Form of reasoning
{\displaystyle Q} (Conclusion deduced is the consequent) In this form of deductive reasoning, the consequent ( Q {\displaystyle Q} ) obtains as the conclusion
Deductive_reasoning
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
acquired a second jet in August 2020. His heavy use of the jets and the consequent fossil fuel usage have received criticism. Musk's flight usage is tracked
Elon_Musk
Group of related team sports
With the advent of full-time professionals in the early 1990s, and the consequent speeding up of the game, the five-metre off-side distance between the
Football
Philosophical doctrine on the subjugation of all events to fate
and behaviors to fate or destiny, which is commonly associated with the consequent attitude of resignation in the face of future events which are thought
Fatalism
Axiom that has everything has a reason
exist a consequent; and, vice versa, when a consequent is given, there must also exist a reason. Where there is no reason there can be no consequent; and
Principle of sufficient reason
Principle_of_sufficient_reason
Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1992
major plants and hyperinflation held back progress. The Yugoslav wars and consequent loss of market, as well as mismanagement and non-transparent privatization
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia
Ongoing conflict since 2014
Nordstream 2. On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2)
Russo-Ukrainian_war
no requirement that the consequent actually follow from the antecedent. So long as the antecedent is false or the consequent true, the conditional is
Connexive_logic
Logical fallacy in which the conclusion provides the premise
advantages of theft over honest toil". Philosophy portal Affirming the consequent Catch-22 (logic) Circular definition Circular reference Circular reporting
Circular_reasoning
Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
P, then Q", statement P denotes the hypothesis (or antecedent) of the consequent Q. Hypothesis P is the assumption in a (possibly counterfactual) "what
Hypothesis
Major branch of Protestantism
control innovations in worship. This only made the dilemma more acute, with consequent continual litigation in the secular and ecclesiastical courts. Over the
Anglicanism
Sentence expressing an 'if-then' relation
if-clause), which expresses the condition, and the main clause, called the consequent (or apodosis or then-clause) expressing the result. To form conditional
Conditional_sentence
Method of forming inferences
hypothesis) and works backwards from the consequent to the antecedent to see if any data supports any of these consequents. An inference engine using backward
Backward_chaining
American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
necessitated the breaking up of a scene into long and short angles, with much consequent loss of realism. With pan-focus, the camera, like the human eye, sees
Orson_Welles
American professional wrestler (born 1978)
legitimate altercation. Punk, Omega, and The Young Bucks all received consequent suspensions pending investigation. Later that week, the AEW World Championship
CM_Punk
Faulty deductive reasoning due to a logical flaw
constitute formal fallacies covered by particular terms (e.g., affirming the consequent). In other words, in practice, "non sequitur" refers to an unnamed formal
Formal_fallacy
therefore not B. Affirming the consequent – the antecedent in an indicative conditional is claimed to be true because the consequent is true; if A, then B; B
List_of_fallacies
Sentences of the form "if x, then y"
while the clause Y is called the consequent (or apodosis). A conditional is understood as expressing its consequent under the temporary hypothetical assumption
English_conditional_sentences
Statement that attaches a meaning to a term
other. Clearly, we cannot define "antecedent" without using the term "consequent", nor conversely. The definition must not be too wide or too narrow. It
Definition
Government of Tamil Nadu, India (1996–2001)
Consequent to the General Elections held on 27 April 1996 and 2 May 1996 the Governor appointed M. Karunanidhi as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with effect
Fourth_Karunanidhi_ministry
Italian footballer
aggregate. Cannavaro enraged supporters with the sending-off and its consequent role in the team's elimination. Juventus were also eliminated in the quarter-finals
Fabio_Cannavaro
Constriction of the terminal airways in the lungs
and airways due to the tightening of surrounding smooth muscle, with consequent coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. The condition has a number
Bronchoconstriction
Type of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning
include: Affirming the consequent – the antecedent in an indicative conditional is claimed to be true because the consequent is true; if A, then B; B
Syllogism
Terms to describe a conditional relationship between two statements
called the antecedent, and the expression represented by N is called the consequent. This conditional statement may be written in several equivalent ways
Necessity_and_sufficiency
French rebel groups that fought Nazi Germany in World War II
possible." In July 1940, after the defeat of the French armies and the consequent armistice with Germany, British prime minister Winston Churchill asked
French_Resistance
Relationship between objects
Foundations Abduction Analytic and synthetic propositions Antecedent Consequent Contradiction Paradox Antinomy Deduction Deductive closure Definition
Reference
Musical unit of two interdependent phrases
ends in a weaker and the consequent in a stronger cadence; often, the antecedent ends in a half cadence while the consequent ends in an authentic cadence
Period_(music)
American physicist (1915–1990)
pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons". Hofstadter was born
Robert_Hofstadter
Statement supporting a conclusion
Foundations Abduction Analytic and synthetic propositions Antecedent Consequent Contradiction Paradox Antinomy Deduction Deductive closure Definition
Premise
Rule of logical inference
tollens. Both have apparently similar but invalid forms: affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent. Constructive dilemma is the disjunctive version
Modus_ponens
Class of CNS depressant drugs
Bentué-Ferrer D, Polard E, Akwa Y, Patat A (2005). "Postural instability and consequent falls and hip fractures associated with use of hypnotics in the elderly:
Benzodiazepine
Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
luxury hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which briefly served as a prison consequent to the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge. Between 21–22 May 2017, President Donald
Ritz-Carlton,_Riyadh
Formal proof
proving that the antecedent of the conditional necessarily leads to the consequent. The assumed antecedent of a conditional proof is called the conditional
Conditional_proof
If and only if relation
{\displaystyle P} is known as the antecedent, and Q {\displaystyle Q} the consequent. Nowadays, notations to represent equivalence include ↔ , ⇔ , ≡ {\displaystyle
Logical_biconditional
evolved since the declaration of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, and consequent intervention of Arab armies on behalf of the Palestinian Arabs. Israel
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Video game franchise
alongside this praise, she has divided opinion as to her character design and consequent sexuality: she is both hailed as an empowering figure for women and a
Tomb_Raider
Hungarian political party
lost much of its popular support as a result of the Őszöd speech, the consequent 2006 protests in Hungary, and then the 2008 financial crisis. Following
Hungarian_Socialist_Party
Assumed context surrounding an utterance
sentence contains an antecedent and a consequent. The antecedent is the part preceded by the word "if," and the consequent is the part that is (or could be)
Presupposition
Term in data mining and association rule learning
antecedent is A and the consequent 0. The support for Rule 2 is 2/7 because two of the seven records meet the antecedent of B and the consequent of 1. The supports
Lift_(data_mining)
representing the left-wing faction of the party, in June 2015, and the consequent growth in support for Corbyn's campaign saw Burnham's lead diminish to
Andy Burnham 2015 Labour Party leadership campaign
Andy_Burnham_2015_Labour_Party_leadership_campaign
Hindu tradition
texts, performed after the death of a human being for their moksha and consequent ascendance to Svarga (heaven). Some of these vary across the spectrum
Indian_rituals_after_death
State of balance between external forces on a fluid and internal pressure gradient
rotation, into an ellipsoid, where any irregular surface features are consequent to a relatively thin solid crust. In addition to the Sun, there are a
Hydrostatic_equilibrium
Syllogism with conditional premise(s)
the antecedent and "Q" is the consequent. The second premise "affirms" the antecedent. The conclusion, that the consequent must be true, is deductively
Hypothetical_syllogism
Drugs that disrupt movement of calcium across calcium channels
influence the biosynthesis of aldosterone in adrenocortical cells, with consequent impact on the clinical treatment of hypertension with these agents. CCBs
Calcium_channel_blocker
Logical rule of inference
Negation introduction states that if a given antecedent implies both the consequent and its complement, then this implies the negated antecedent. This can
Negation_introduction
List of concepts in artificial intelligence
true. When such a rule is found, the engine can conclude, or infer, the consequent (Then clause), resulting in the addition of new information to its data
Glossary of artificial intelligence
Glossary_of_artificial_intelligence
Trial in UK law that can take place when a defendant is medically unfit to plead
"limited to ensuring that the interference with the liberty of the defendant consequent upon whatever order might be made following an adverse finding can be
Trial_of_the_facts
Type of external fixation (medical device)
of the osteopathic non-unions of patients with unhealed broken limbs. Consequent to a patient lengthening, rather than shortening, the adjustable-rod frame
Ilizarov_apparatus
Logical proof involving antecedents and consequents
"succedents" or "consequents"). A sequent is understood to mean that if all of the antecedent conditions are true, then at least one of the consequent formulas
Sequent
Common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae
recognize kin. Kin recognition thus allows avoidance of inbreeding and consequent inbreeding depression. In the United Kingdom, common toads often climb
Toad
Eleventh-century book urging clerical reform
1051. It is a treatise regarding various vices of the clergy, and the consequent need for reform. Damian wrote on a number of theological and disciplinary
Liber_Gomorrhianus
Fallacy that since an argument contains a logical fallacy, its conclusion must be false
false antecedent, can still have a consequent that happens to be true. The fallacy is in concluding the consequent of a fallacious argument has to be
Argument_from_fallacy
International football delegation
however due to break-up of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and consequent military conflict, which broke in early 1991, FSJ ceased to exist as football
Serbia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
Principle to separate religious and civil institutions
recognition of the Catholic Church as the religion of society, and the consequent exclusion of all other religions from public life. Western secular democracies
Separation of church and state
Separation_of_church_and_state
1986 studio album by Lionel Richie
chart, selling 4 million copies. Following Dancing on the Ceiling and the consequent Outrageous tour, Richie went on a long hiatus, not releasing an album
Dancing_on_the_Ceiling
B Consequent: y is B In crisp logic, the premise x is A can only be true or false. However, in a fuzzy rule, the premise x is A and the consequent y is
Fuzzy_rule
1966–1990 war between South Africa and PLAN
failure of the Soviet-supervised Operation Saluting October, along with the consequent destruction of hundreds of millions of dollars' of FAPLA's Soviet-supplied
South_African_Border_War
District in the London Borough of Camden
motor traffic in response to an unacceptable level of collisions and consequent loss of life. The changes were carefully designed to render the area largely
Primrose_Hill_(district)
Object that exists in the imagination
statements. A false consequent cannot follow from true premises in a connected sequence. But, on the other hand, a false consequent can follow from a false
Object_of_the_mind
Fallacy of assumption of causation based on sequence of events
Tendency to perceive connections between unrelated things Affirming the consequent – Type of fallacious argument (logical fallacy) Association fallacy –
Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc
Smooth-bore, short-barrel naval cannon
disappeared as naval artillery advanced, with the introduction of rifling and consequent change in the shape of the projectile, exploding shells replacing solid
Carronade
Former country
came about after a French victory at Ancona in February 1797, and the consequent occupation of the city. It existed in the region of Marche, with Ancona
Anconine_Republic
French composer (1875–1937)
attributed this to his self-consciousness about his diminutive stature, and consequent lack of confidence with women. By other accounts, none of them first-hand
Maurice_Ravel
Practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame
the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and consequent negative treatment. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against
Scapegoating
Leader of the executive branch of the Government of Tamil Nadu
including the Anglo-French wars, Anglo-Mysore wars, and Polygar wars, and the consequent alliance with the Nawab of Arcot, it was expanded to cover the region
Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu
King of England from 1199 to 1216
Normandy and Anjou until 1259, but John's continental losses and the consequent growth of Capetian power in the 13th century proved to mark a "turning
John,_King_of_England
Emblem of comic book superhero
of the symbol was everywhere following the death of Superman and his consequent first appearance. In Kingdom Come, Superman wears a black and red, simplified
Superman_logo
for sex reassignment surgery, for the surgery to be performed and my consequent transfer to a women's institution." The discontinuation of hormone treatment
LGBTQ_people_in_prison
Class of ectothermic tetrapods
In the Middle East, a growing appetite for eating frog legs and the consequent gathering of them for food was already linked to an increase in mosquitoes
Amphibian
Mathematical model combining space and time
(1-\beta ^{2})={\frac {1}{\gamma }}} The Galilean transformations and their consequent commonsense law of addition of velocities work well in our ordinary low-speed
Spacetime
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
become a red giant. Assuming the Sun envelopes the Earth-Moon system, the consequent drag from the Sun's atmosphere may cause the orbital distance between
Moon
Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41
squandered 2.7 billion sesterces in his first year and addressed the consequent treasury deficit by confiscating the estates of wealthy individuals, after
Caligula
Diagram of a tournament
may enjoy trying to predict the winners of the initial round and of the consequent later matchups. This is called "bracketology", particularly in relation
Bracket_(tournament)
Parasympathetic nervous system inhibitors
nose and throat; consequent dry, sore throat Dry mouth with possible acceleration of dental caries Cessation of sweating; consequent decreased epidermal
Anticholinergic
Type of psychological relationship
figures can offer positive social interactions without risk of rejection or consequent feelings of unworthiness. One cannot know everything about a media figure
Parasocial_interaction
Indian Bengali actress, model and politician
Raj Chakraborty. She acted in a number of romantic comedy films in the consequent years including Kelor Kirti (2016), Jio Pagla (2017), Hoichoi Unlimited
Koushani_Mukherjee
1936–1939 civil war in Spain
Generalitat. But under their control, production dropped dramatically, with the consequent impact on supplies to the war fronts. While this was happening, Prime
Spanish_Civil_War
Logical fallacy of inconsistency
has quotations related to False equivalence. Ad Hominem Affirming the consequent Apophenia Equivocation False balance False analogy List of fallacies Tu
False_equivalence
Score from a test designed to assess intelligence
stressed what they saw as the remarkable diversity of intelligence and the consequent need to study it using qualitative, as opposed to quantitative, measures
Intelligence_quotient
the countryside and moved into large urban centres of production. The consequent overcrowding into areas with little supporting infrastructure saw dramatic
History_of_England
Formulaic summary of Buddhist doctrines
delusion; (2) it is the final condition of the Buddha and arhats after death consequent upon the extinction of the defilements; (3) it is the unconditioned realm
Four_Noble_Truths
The 2000–01 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds elimination with consequent 2000–01 UEFA Cup qualification is not included. The 2003–04, 2018–19,
Italian football clubs in international competitions
Italian_football_clubs_in_international_competitions
cessions of territory by the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota and the consequent changes in the boundary line between said states, Pub. L. 65–214, 40 Stat
Territorial evolution of the United States
Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States
Logical connective
{\displaystyle q} is termed the consequent of the conditional. Conditional statements may be nested such that the antecedent or the consequent may themselves be conditional
Material_conditional
Law-enforcement body
1720 when, after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession and the consequent rise of criminal offenses, the government offered £100 for the conviction
Police
State support for terrorist activities and/or organizations
and magnitude of state support. Nevertheless, because of the increasing consequent level of violence that it could potentially facilitate, it remains an
State-sponsored_terrorism
Russian state-controlled international television network
reports published by traditional media outlets (White, 2017), generating a consequent increase in distrust for traditional journalism (Siddique, 2018). LoGiurato
RT_(TV_network)
Primarily liquid food
bouillon ou d’un autre aliment liquid; (ii) un plat liquide, plus ou moins conséquent, qui est le plus souvent servi chaud et en début de repas). For a dinner
Soup
1845–1852 mass starvation in Ireland
time of the Great Famine, led to increased division of holdings and a consequent reduction in their average size. By 1845, 24% of all Irish tenant farms
Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Human transition from foraging to settlement
place in Europe. Considering that the movement of the people implies a consequent movement of their genes, it is possible to estimate the impact of these
Neolithic_Revolution
Swedish rock band
similarly titled consequent 2008 album Backyard Babies 1991 Bite & Chew – 1992 Diesel & Power Not to be confused with similarly titled consequent 1994 album
Backyard_Babies
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Surname or Lastname
English (northern England)
English (northern England) : habitational name from places called Hoole, in Cheshire and Lancashire. The former is so called from the Old English dative case hole of holh ‘hollow’, ‘depression’; the latter from Middle English hule ‘hut’, ‘shelter’ (Old English hulu ‘husk’, ‘covering’). In both cases the final -e is now silent in the place name, but has been retained in the surname, with consequent alteration in the spelling.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Onkar is the first phrase in the mul Mantra meaning there is only one God, it is found in the gurmukhi script and is consequently also part of the Sikh morning prayer, Japji Sahib
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English and Old French personal name Lorens, Laurence (Latin Laurentius ‘man from Laurentum’, a place in Italy probably named from its laurels or bay trees). The name was borne by a saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century ad; he enjoyed a considerable cult throughout Europe, with consequent popularity of the personal name (French Laurent, Italian, Spanish Lorenzo, Catalan Llorenç, Portuguese Lourenço, German Laurenz; Polish Wawrzyniec (assimilated to the Polish word wawrzyn ‘laurel’), etc.). The surname is also borne by Jews among whom it is presumably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Ashkenazic surnames.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : German and Polish spelling of Levin.English, Dutch, and North German : from the Old English personal name Lēofwine, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + wine ‘friend’. This was the name borne by an English missionary who became the patron saint of Ghent, and the personal name was consequently popular in the Low Countries during the Middle Ages.Irish and Manx : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Guillin ‘son of the servant of William’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc.
English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish (MartÃn), Italian (Venice), etc. : from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. As a North American surname, this form has absorbed many cognates from other European forms.English : habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Worcestershire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’). The place name has been charged from Marton under the influence of the personal name Martin.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Onkar is the first phrase in the mul Mantra meaning there is only one God, it is found in the gurmukhi script and is consequently also part of the Sikh morning prayer, Japji Sahib
CONSEQUENT
CONSEQUENT
Girl/Female
British, Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Another Name of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
A companion of prophet (Saw)
Boy/Male
British, English, Welsh
Legendary Son of Beli
Girl/Female
Irish
Meaning “fruitful, bountiful.†In legend, Daireann, a beautiful young woman, fell in love with Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend), a man with many wives. She asked to be his only wife for a year – and then to have the half of his time after that.
Boy/Male
English
One of the King's Party
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
King
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Eila, ELA means "oak tree, terebinth tree." Compare with another form of Ela.
Male
Irish
Diminutive form of Irish Gaelic P�draig, PÃIDÃN means "little patrician" or "little noble."
Boy/Male
Indian
Fourth prayer of the day, One who has wisdom
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Born of Beauty
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v. i.
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
n.
A group or series of four dramatic pieces, three tragedies and one satyric, or comic, piece (or sometimes four tragedies), represented consequently on the Attic stage at the Dionysiac festival.
a.
Following as an effect; consequent.
n.
The quality of being consequential.
n.
A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through.
a.
Having three quadrants; thus, a triquadrantal triangle is one whose three sides are quadrants, and whose three angles are consequently right angles.
a.
Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
a.
Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential man. See Consequence, n., 4.
a.
Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue.
adv.
Consequently; by consequence.
v. t.
To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
n.
Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.
n.
A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic.
a.
Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.
adv.
By remote consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to do a thing consequentially.
a.
Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.
a.
Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions.
v. i.
To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock.
n.
Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God, supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination; especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature.
conj.
When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.