congruous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONGRUOUS, adjective [Latin] 1. Suitable; consistent; agreeable to. Light airy music and a solemn or mournful occasion are not congruous Obedience to God is congruous to the light of reason. 2. Rational; fit. It is not congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth.
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