All 24 Uses of

consequence

in

Ben Hur

At this point, the imagination of the Greek, flashing forward upon all the consequences of such a degradation, overcame his eager attention, and he exclaimed, "In such a state, O brethren, what mighty need of a loving God!"†
Chpt 1.4

consequences = results

My life, consequently, was ordered down to its least act, its last hour.
Chpt 1.4 *

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

The shrinking crowd, if asked, would say he is a mongrel—an Assyrian—whose touch of the robe is pollution; from whom, consequently, an Israelite, though dying, might not accept life.
Chpt 1.7

A consequence of the system was that whoever came had to bring his food and culinary outfit with him, or buy them of dealers in the khan.†
Chpt 1.9

consequence = result

Nowhere else, consequently, unless in Rome, was there such constant assemblage of so many people of so many different nations; in no other city was a stranger less strange to the residents than within her walls and purlieus.
Chpt 1.12

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

Of this I will only say, Israel has at times forgotten God, while the Roman never knew him; consequently comparison is not possible.
Chpt 2.5

On the other hand, the people who witnessed the affair, never doubting that the blow had been purposely dealt, cheered the lad as he yet stooped in full view over the parapet, transfixed by what he beheld, and by anticipation of the consequences flashed all too plainly upon him.†
Chpt 2.6

consequences = results

The panic, consequently, was not on the sea alone; cities, with closed gates, sent their people nightly to the walls.
Chpt 3.4

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

Ben-Hur saw the consequences of his act more distinctly than before, yet he did not falter.†
Chpt 3.6

consequences = results

And what was of still greater consequence to the merchant, it would be to forego his career in the midst of amazing success, and yield himself voluntarily once more a slave.†
Chpt 4.3 *

consequence = importance

To do him full justice, Ilderim kept well all the customs of his people, abating none, not even the smallest; in consequence his life at the Orchard was a continuation of his life in the Desert; nor that alone, it was a fair reproduction of the old patriarchal modes—the genuine pastoral life of primitive Israel.†
Chpt 4.13

consequence = result

As the recital proceeded, the impression made by Balthasar upon the young Jew increased; at its conclusion, his feeling was too profound to permit a doubt of its truth; indeed, there was nothing left him desirable in the connection but assurances, if such were to be had, pertaining exclusively to the consequences of the amazing event.†
Chpt 4.15

consequences = results

He was an Arab, whose interest in the consequences was but general; on the other hand, Ben-Hur was an Israelite and a Jew, with more than a special interest in—if the solecism can be pardoned—the truth of the fact.†
Chpt 4.15

that yesterday, by good chance—I have a vow to Fortune in consequence—I met the mysterious son of Arrius face to face; and I declare now that, though I did not then recognize him, he is the very Ben-Hur who was for years my playmate; the very Ben-Hur who, if he be a man, though of the commonest grade, must this very moment of my writing be thinking of vengeance—for so would I were I he—vengeance not to be satisfied short of life; vengeance for country, mother, sister, self, and—I say it last, though thou mayst think it would be first—for fortune lost.†
Chpt 5.1

consequence = result

In the purest sense, the games were a gift to the public; consequently, everybody was free to attend; and, vast as the holding capacity of the structure was, so fearful were the people, on this occasion, lest there should not be room for them, that, early the day before the opening of the exhibition, they took up all the vacant spaces in the vicinity, where their temporary shelter suggested an army in waiting.
Chpt 5.12

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

The beginning and ending points of the contest lie, consequently, directly in front of the consul across the arena; and for that reason his seat was admittedly the most desirable in the Circus.
Chpt 5.12

Every stall, consequently, was equally distant from the starting-line or chalked rope above mentioned.
Chpt 5.13

This trial, its perils and consequences, the spectators knew thoroughly; and if the opinion of old Nestor, uttered that time he handed the reins to his son, were true— "It is not strength, but art, obtained the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise"— all on the benches might well look for warning of the winner to be now given, justifying the interest with which they breathlessly watched for the result.†
Chpt 5.13

consequences = results

Not all the selfishness of joy over the prospect could keep her blind to the consequences of release, now that it was at hand.†
Chpt 6.2

Simonides could not have broken faith—nor Ilderim—for if not held by honor, there was no one, unless it might be himself, to whom the consequences of exposure were more serious and certain.†
Chpt 7.2

To this time the latter had not touched the persons of the afflicted, nor they her; now, in disregard of consequences as well as of command, the faithful creature went to Tirzah, and put her arm over her shoulder, and whispered, "Lean on me.†
Chpt 8.3

At the close of the scene, consequently, Ben-Hur had withdrawn from the procession, and seated himself upon a stone to wait its passage.
Chpt 8.4

consequently = resultantly (as a result)

And discarding all consideration of political consequences, what unspeakable personal glory there would then be to him as a man?†
Chpt 8.5

consequences = results

In her view, that consequence was more dreadful than any or all others.†
Chpt 2.5

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."