\Con*sist"ence\, Consistency \Con*sist"en*cy\, n.
[Cf. F. consistance.]
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being
   fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence;
   firmness; coherence; solidity.
         Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it
         restore itself to the natural consistence. --Bacon.
         We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.
         The same form, substance, and consistency. --T.
                                               Burnet.
2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.
         Let the expressed juices be boiled into the
         consistence of a sirup.               --Arbuthnot.
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a
   combination.
         The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence
         of orders and members.                --Milton.
4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality;
   durability; persistency.
         His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting
         consistency.                          --South.
5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among
   themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different
   times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity;
   correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations,
   or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions;
   consistency of conduct or of character.
         That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly
         pursues those measures which appear the most just.
                                               --Addison.
         Consistency, thou art a jewel.        --Popular
                                               Saying.