SEQUACIOUS

The word Sequacious is formed from the Latin sequac, or sequax (which means “inclined to follow” and comes from sequi, “to follow”) and the English -ious. The original and now archaic meaning of sequacious was “inclined to follow” or “subservient.”

“Although that meaning might as easily describe someone who willingly dropped into line behind a war leader, or who was unusually compliant or obedient in any sense, the concept gradually narrowed into the image of someone who blindly adopts ideas without much thought. Labeling a person sequacious is not very complimentary, and implies a slavish willingness to adopt a thought or opinion.” (Dictionary)

Now I don’t know Latin or this $2 dollar word but I think I do know what it means. Like never before I am seeing ‘inclination to follow’ and ‘subservient’ and ‘slavish willingness to adopt a thought or opinion’ or ‘blindly adopting ideas without much thought’ in many sections of our culture from politics (yikes!), social media, dress styles, religion, language (like…) etc., and most disturbing is the tribal sequaciuosness of Christians to denominations and political/religious penguins lined up with thinking that forms theology and thought that could easily lead into a ditch… or to Kool-Aid.

I asked one of my brothers (not my two smart brothers, but another one) about sequacious and he told me he was pretty sure it had something to do with Redwood Trees.

It’s off to my side of the pond to have Cheese Puffs, Vanilla Wafers and Cuban Coffee and decide to whom and how I will give my allegiance.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.” Jesus