coessential

American

[koh-i-sen-shuhl] / ˌkoʊ ɪˈsɛn ʃəl /

adjective

united in essence; having the same essence or nature.

coessential British

/ ˌkəʊɪˌsɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ, ˌkəʊɪˈsɛnʃəl /

adjective

Christianity being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity

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Other Word Forms

coessentiality noun
coessentially adverb
coessentialness noun

Etymology

Origin of coessential

1425–75; late Middle English. See co-, essential

Example Sentences

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It is such thoughtless indulgence of muscles growing obsolescent that retards the evolution of our species, a species, sir, which I claim is coessential in fundamental attributes with contemporaneous amphibia.

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