consistent

  1. Adjective.  of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
  2. Adjective.  (logic) Of a set of statements, such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
  3. Noun.  (plural, rare) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
  4. Noun.  In the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church, a kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but could not be admitted to receive the holy sacrament.

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