Consentience
[kuh n-sen-shuh ns] /kənˈsɛn ʃəns/
noun
1.
agreement or unity of opinion; concurrence.
2.
the faculty of synthesizing sensations, without the use of the intellect or without consciousness, in reflex or involuntary actions.
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