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/ˈkaʊn.səl/ · noun
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation..
Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull.
All the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.
I like thy counsel; well hast thou advised.
This Book will make a Travailer of thee, / If by its Counſel thou wilt ruled be; / It will direct thee to the Holy Land, / If thou wilt its Directions understand: / Yea, it will make the ſloathful, active be; / The Blind alſo, delightful things to ſee.
It was ill counsel had misled the girl.
Further, he suggested strategies and gave counsel to his superiors at Soochow and Ch'ang-chou. (The Governor-General resided temporarily in Ch'ang-chou after the Taiping capture of Nanking in 1853.)
The counsel of the Lord standeth forever.
Use counsel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counsel means The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation..
Common synonyms include exhortation, suggestion, admonition, advice.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull.
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