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Of or pertaining to a consistory. "Consistorial laws." Hooker. "Consistorial courts." Bp. Hoadley.

n bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook.

ipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian. The positive constutions of our own churches. Hooker. A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius, then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the conduct of advocates. George Long. Apostolic constitutions. See under Apostolic.

Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint. Hooker.

By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner. Hooker.

m and in Him, even as though our very flesh and bones should be made continuate with his. Hooker.

To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.] No truth can contradict another truth. Hooker. A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. Shak.

A contrite person. Hooker.

To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] "Controversed causes." Hooker.

Act of controverting; controversy. [Obs.] Hooker.

will convict a testament, to have that in it which other men can nowhere by reading find. Hooker.

a commotion. Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion, to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton. Times of violence and convulsion. Ames.

n accord or agreement; obedient; willing. Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. Hooker. As fast the correspondent passions rise. Thomson. I will be correspondent to command. Shak.

ich has the power of fretting or irritating. Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. Hooker. -- Cor*ro"sive*ly, adv. -- Cor*ro"sive*ness, n.

Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18.

A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. Knight.

e. They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used. Hooker.

to alter anuthing, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. Hooker.

A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.

A hook or drag; a grapnel.