Definitions for: Concordance


[n] an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
[n] agreement of opinions
[n] a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole



Webster (1913) Definition: Con*cord"ance, n. [F., fr. LL. concordantia.]
1. Agreement; accordance.

Contrasts, and yet concordances. --Carlyle.

2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] --Aschlam.

3. An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the
text of a book where each principal word may be found,
with its immediate context in each place.

His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might
have been called a living concordance. --Macaulay.

4. A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a
book.

Synonyms: concord, concord, harmony, harmony

See Also: accord, agreement, agreement, comity, index, order, peace

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