1. The
characteristic 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 man's opinions.
3. Similitude between the parts of a intact; 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 various churches in ceremonies or rites. Act of Uniformity, an
act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the
form of popular prayers,
administration of sacraments, and another rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872.
Origin: L. Uniformitas: cf. F. Uniformite.
Source: Websters Vocabulary