All 11 Uses of

consequence

in

The Poisonwood Bible

But Father skipped over all that and went straight to the dire consequences: "The emissaries of the Lord smote the sinners, who had come heedless to the sight of God, heedless in their nakedness."
Chpt 1

consequences = results

Consequently they are all so envious of mine they frequently walk up boldly and give it a yank.
Chpt 1

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

She fails to see that Anatole is breaking rules for her, and this will have consequences.
Chpt 3 *

consequences = results (unintended side-effects)

Drumming on chairs might have been of no special consequence in a Bethlehem school where little boys acted up whenever they took a mind.
Chpt 3

consequence = importance

Mother and I jumped, but Father merely replied in a normal voice, "What occurred this evening may be of some consequence to the village, but it's of no consequence to you."
Chpt 4

Mother and I jumped, but Father merely replied in a normal voice, "What occurred this evening may be of some consequence to the village, but it's of no consequence to you."
Chpt 4

I considered Nelson's view of what ought to be done with twins, and the dreadful consequences of ignoring that tradition.
Chpt 5

consequences = results

He always said, "Girls, you choose your path and stick to it and suffer your consequences!"
Chpt 6

I guess that is about as consequential as it gets.
Chpt 6 *

consequential = important

As a consequence, I must sometimes appear at public functions where I am lauded as a saviour of the public health.
Chpt 6

consequence = result

Definitions:

(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of)
a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence)
importance or relevance
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In classic literature, consequential may refer to someone with too much feeling of self-importance as when Dickens wrote "Because he's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-up-nosed peacock."

Self-consequence was used in a similar manner, but is more easily understood by modern readers since important is one of the modern senses of consequence.

Another classic sense of consequent that is similar to importance or significance refers to "material wealth or prominence" as when Jane Austen wrote: "They had each had money, but their marriages had made a material difference in their degree of consequence."