CONSIST, v.i. [L., to stand.] 1. To stand together; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection. Hence, to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.He was before all things, and by him all things consist. Colossians 1.2. To stand or be; to lie; to be contained; followed by in.The beauty of epistolary writing consists in case and freedom.3. To be composed; followed by of.A landscape should consist of a variety of scenery.To consist together, to coexist; to have being concurrently.Necessity and election cannot consist together in the same act.To consist with, to agree; to be in accordance with; to be compatible.Health consists with temperance alone.
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