consequential : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: consequential	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consequential
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consequential adj having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" Synonym(s): consequential, eventful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consequential \Con`sequen"tial\, a. 1. Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent. All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential* necessity of being believed . . . because it is of divine authority. --Locke. These kind of arguments . . . are highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential man. See {Consequence}, n., 4. His stately and consequential pace. --Sir W. Scott. {Consequential damage} (Law) (a) Damage so remote as not to be actionable (b) Damage which although remote is actionable. (c) Actionable damage, but not following as an immediate result of an act.