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consequential
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con·se·quen·tial  (kns-kwnshl)
adj.
1. Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
2. Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security" (New York Times).
3.
a. Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.
b. Pompous; self-important.

conse·quenti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), conse·quential·ness n.
conse·quential·ly adv.

consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl]
adj
1. important or significant
2. self-important; conceited
3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly consequential loss
consequentiality , consequentialness n
consequentially  adv
Usage: Usage. Although both consequential and consequent can refer to something which happens as the result of something else, consequent is more common in this sense in modern English: the new measures were put into effect, and the consequent protest led to the dismissal of those responsible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consequential - having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

consequential
adjective
1. resulting, subsequent, successive, ensuing, indirect, consequent, resultant, sequential, following The company disclaims any liability for incidental or consequential damages.
2. important, serious, significant, grave, far-reaching, momentous, weighty, eventful From a medical standpoint, a week is usually not a consequential delay.
Translations
consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃəl] ADJ
1. (= resulting) → consiguiente, resultante
the moves consequential upon this decisionlas medidas consiguientes a or resultantes de esta decisión
2. (= important) → importante
consequential
adj
(= self-important)wichtigtuerisch; smile, tone alsoüberheblich
(= logically consistent)folgerichtig
consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj (frm)
a. (important) → importante
b. (consequent) → conseguente


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Thus, on a consequentiality account, a morally right action is an action that produces good consequences.
For European civilization the war had, I believe, infinite consequentiality, which Henry James summed up in one word: Disavilization.
This is contrasted against a logic of consequentiality that we find in systems theory and traditional institutional theory.
 
 
 
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