Uniformity
uniformity (?), n. (L.uniformitas: cf. F. uniformite.) 1.
The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or
difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect,
etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of
design in a poem; the uniformity of nature.
2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity
of a mans opinions.
3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the
uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist
in uniformity with variety.
4. Continued or unvaried sameness or
likeness.
5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance,
consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches
in ceremonies or rites.
Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), an act of
Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers,
administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of
England. Its provisions were modified by the Act of Uniformity Amendment
Act, of 1872.
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