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Con"gru*ism (?), n. [Cf. F.
congruisme.] (Scholastic Theol.) See
Congruity.

Con*gru"i*ty (? or &?;), n.;
pl. Congruities (#). [Cf. F.
congruit&?;.] 1. The state or quality
of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things;
fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.

With what congruity doth the church of Rome
deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of
Christ?

Hooker.

A whole sentence may fail of its congruity
by wanting one particle.

Sir P. Sidney.

2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of
lines or figures laid over one another.

3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an
imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to
bestow on him gifts of grace.

Con"gru*ous (?), a. [L.
congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to
coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.] Suitable or
concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent;
consistent.

Not congruous to the nature of epic
poetry.


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