Definitions for Assent
əˈsɛntas·sent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assent, acquiescenceverb

   agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

   "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

2. assent, accede, acquiesceverb

   to agree or express agreement

   "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. assentnoun

   agreement, act of agreeing

   I will give this act my assent.

2. assentverb

   To agree to, give approval to.

3. Etymology: noun assent and verb assentir

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assentnoun

   Etymology: assensus, Lat.

   1. The act of agreeing to any thing.

   All the arguments on both sides must be laid in balance, and, upon the whole, the understanding determine its assent. John Locke.

   2. Consent; agreement.

   To urge any thing upon the church, requiring thereunto that religious assent of christian belief, wherewith the words of the holy prophets are received, and not to shew it in scripture; this did the Fathers evermore think unlawful, impious, and execrable. Richard Hooker, b. ii. § 5.

   The evidence of God’s own testimony, added unto the natural assent of reason concerning the certainty of them, doth not a little comfort and confirm the same. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 12.

   Without the king’s assent or knowledge,
   You wrought to be a legate. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Faith, on the other side, is the assent to any proposition, not thus made out by the deduction of reason, but upon the credit of the proposer. John Locke.

2. To ASSENTverb

   To concede; to yield to, or agree to.

   Etymology: assentire, Lat.

   And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so. Acts, xxiv. 9.

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1. assent

   Assent refers to the act of agreeing, accepting or approving something, often after thoughtful consideration. It can be expressed verbally or through actions and signifies one's approval or acceptance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assentverb

   to admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession

2. Assent

   the act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assent

   as-sent′, v.i. to think or concur with, to admit as true (with to).—n. an agreeing or acquiescence: compliance.—adj. Assentā′neous, ready to agree.—ns. Assent′er, Assent′or, one of the eight voters who indorse the proposer and seconder's nomination of a candidate for election to the parliament of the United Kingdom.—adjs. Assen′tient, Assent′ive.—adv. Assent′ingly.—n. Assent′iveness.—Royal Assent, in England, the sovereign's formal acquiescence in a measure which has passed the two Houses of Parliament. [O. Fr. asenter, assent—L. assentāre, assentīre, L. ad, to, sentīre, to think.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Assent in a Sentence

1. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   An effective ecumenist loves the Church, because the Church’s life is part of the mysteries we assent to in our act of faith. Secondly, we have to meet other Christians always in a spirit of reconciliation, mutual respect and understanding.

2. John Bercow:

   I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that her Majesty has signified her royal assent to the following acts ... European Union Withdrawal Act 2018.

3. Michael Levin:

   There were no such calls, and I only found out after the video had gone viral, i think about 12 million people have now seen me actually assenting – or appearing to assent – to her position on Trump.

4. Stephen Jay Gould:

   In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

5. Le Soir:

   The communique to be released before the start of trade (Monday) thus confirms, with the assent of the Belgian government, the will of the two parties to combine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Assent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Assent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Assent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Assent