kənˈsen(t)səs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin, from consensus, past participle of consentire to feel together, agree — more at consent
1.
a. : harmony, cooperation, or sympathy especially in different parts of an organism
b. : group solidarity in sentiment and belief
a kind of unspoken consensus … appeared — Henry Dicks
broad group consensus , as manifested in the folkways, mores, and other institutional usages — H.A.Bloch
2.
a. : general agreement : unanimity , accord
the consensus of their opinion, based on reports that had drifted back from the border — John Hersey
b. : collective opinion : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned
in the consensus of a number of critics — Current Biography
3. : a formal statement of religious belief : confession