ASSEN, a town of the Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe, containing 6836 inhabitants. It lies 16 miles south of Groningen, is connected with the Zuyder-Zee by the Smilder canal, has a considerable trade in corn and peats. There are a number of highly interesting tumuli in the neighbourhood, in which various relics have been found, which are now deposited in the museum at Leyden.
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ASSENS, a town of Denmark, on the west coast of Fiihnen, the ordinary port for the traffic between that island and Schleswig. In 1535 it was stormed by John of Ranzau, and afterwards plundered and dismantled; but its fortifications, of which traces are still to be found, were restored in 1628. Population, 3581. Long. 9° 55' E., lat. 55° 15' N.
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1. The act of the mind in admitting, or agreeing to, the truth of a proposition.
2. Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer.
3. Consent; agreement to a proposal, respecting some right or interest; as, the bill before the house has the assent of a great majority of the members.
4. The distinction between assent and consent seems to be this: assent is the agreement to an abstract proposition. We assent to a statement, but we do not consent to it. Consent is an agreement to some proposal or measure which affects the rights or interest of the consenter. We consent to a proposal of marriage. This distinction however is not always observed. [ See Consent .]
4. It is sometimes used for consent, or an agreement to something affecting the rights or interest of the person assenting. But to assent to the marriage of a daughter is less correct than to consent.
And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
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